Creative documentaries that matter...
Frederik is driven by a passion for social issues, human rights and environmental subjects. Often he works with marginalised groups of society, trying to give them a voice through film. Coming from a journalism and activism background his film style shifted towards creative documentary for cinema and quality broadcast. Cinematic shots, being close to the characters and thoughtful storytelling are his approach to make an impact.
He is an experienced director, camera operator and editor who worked freelance from 2012 until 2020 in the creative industries. Since January 2020 he works for Spiegel TV on the character-driven documentary series Hartes Deutschland about homeless people. As a video journalist and director he is in close contact with the protagonists in challeging environments and life situations.
In 2023 he finished his first feature length documentary ´This is our Everything` for cinema. A creative documentary about the Guajajara forest guardians in Brazil, who are defending their land from illegal loggers and to save the uncontacted Awa people. The film received international recognition on several film festivals and winning some awards. You can receive updates on current and previous projects by instagram or facebook.
In 2015 he graduated with distinction in MA Film Directing (Documentary) from the Edinburgh College of Art. His graduation film Transit Zone is a short creative documentary about a Sudanese refugee in the 'jungle' of Calais.
In 2016/2017 the film has been shown at more than 20 international film festivals. It won three awards and received two special mentions. Transit Zone was also nominated at the prestigeous IDA Documentary Awards in the US and even reached the semi-final stage of the Student Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Documentary in 2016.
"I want to make an impact through cinematic images, closeness to characters and thoughtful storytelling which touches the heart."
Previously he studied Broadcast Production at the University of West of Scotland where he graduated with a 1st class degree in 2013. Before that he studied Practical Journalism at the City of Glasgow College where he twice won the award for journalism student of the year.
For several years he was also acting as the chairman of Earthmovies, a charity organisation which was set up to raise awareness about environmental issues, indigenous people, animals and human rights. For Earthmovies he chaired and organised several documentary film screenings in Glasgow until 2015.
Frederik also directed other short films such as Windfall Island which has been nominated for a Royal Television Society Student Award in Scotland in 2013. The film also won the Creative Scotland Student Media Award for Best Factual Film & TV in 2014.