She has been working as a documentary filmmaker and producer in Bremen for many years. Her films have received several awards and have been presented at national and international film festivals, including the Grimme Prize, the main prize at the International Documentary Film Festival in Palermo and, as a producer, the ARD programme award for Luise & Mohamed – Departure to Algiers.
As a lecturer, she teaches at various universities, including the Hfbk and the HafenCityUniversität (HCU) in Hamburg, the HFF Munich, as well as at the universities of Göttingen, Münster and Maastricht. For several years now, she has been accompanying filmmakers and students in the field of dramaturgy, directing and production.