Born in Denmark, grew up in Iran and England. Film director, Master of Art from the Polish Film School, Lodz, 1973. Until 1977: worked as film director in Poland. Resident in Denmark since then. Taught at the National Film School of Denmark, 1983-84. Internationally taught direction at master classes for professional documentary filmmakers. Media consultant for Danish Refugee Council, 1986-88. Several periods worked as an interpreter of English, Farsi (Persian), Polish, French, and Danish, which provided the basis for a range of award-winning films about ethnic minorities in Denmark. Founded Sfinx Film/TV in 1988 together with partner and cinematographer Katia Forbert Petersen.

Filmography
Short films and documentaries

2012 Mission Rape producer and director (Documentary in progress) 

2011 Prison Choir producer and co-director

2011 Sickness and Health producer

2010 The Song Book and the Red Shoes - the bombing of the French School producer 

2008   My Iranian Paradise  Co-Director and main narrator

2007   The Bird which could tell fortunes  Co-Director

2006   Sound on Life  Co-Producer
           Winner of Danish Academy Award for best short documentary 2007

2005   Only for Women - about birth control. (Hello Denmark)  Co-Director

2004   Behind the Mountains  Co-Director
           Special Jury Price, Taiwan Int. Children's TV & Film Festival, Taipei 2006

2002   When Mum and Dad are clowns  Director 
           Jury Award, Taiwan International Childrens' TV & Film Festival, Taipei January 2004

1997   They don’t burn Priests, do they?  Director
           Winner of Prix Europa Special Prize for best TV documentary 
           Prix Niki Special Commendation 
           2nd prize at "Nordic Glory Festival", Finland
           Nominated for the Danish TV Academy Awards

1992   Danish Dynamite  Director

1992   Julia - born in the Ukraine  Co-Director

1992   Paulina - born in Sarajevo  Director

1991   You Have to be Round to Live in a Globe  Co-Director (Doc series "Migration of our Times")                 
           Winner of Prix Europa Special Commendation for documentary mini-series

1990   Neither God or Satan  Director

1989   Madsen"s Hotel   Co-Director
           Winner of Special Commendation, Prix Europa - Television Programme of the Year

1988   Woman in Exile  Co-Director

1983   Hærvejen & Seven pictures from Hærvejen  Director

Feature films
1979   Shall We Dance First  Director

1977   Holidays  Director (Feature of four episodes)

1974   Lukasz  Director
           Best Feature, Poznan 1975

1972   Agnes  Director
           Winner, Art Biennale, Poznan

TV Productions
1981   The Journey Director, DR TV

1975   The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Co-Director (six-part series for Telewizja Polska)

1974   The Canterbury Tales Co-Director, Telewizja Polska