Nasceu em Leipzig, em 1946. Desde 1970 vem realizando produções cinematográficas independentes, como o curta "Vom fahren im Eis" (1975), e trabalhos para rádio-televisão de Stuttgart. Dirigiu, em 1979, o elogiado documentário "Reggae Sunsplash", sobre o festival na Jamaica, com Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Third World e Burning Spear.
Born in Leipzig in 1946. Since 1970, he has been producing independent films, such as the short "Vom fahren im Eis" (1975), and works for radio and television in Stuttgart. In 1979, he directed the acclaimed documentary "Reggae Sunsplash" (1979), about the festival in Jamaica, featuring Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Third World, and Burning Spear.