Tobias Sauer

Tobias Sauer was born in Fulda, Germany. He studied at the art school in Kassel. His films have been screened at numerous festivals and have won awards, including at Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt. “The Kafka Conference” (2021), which won the Hessian Film Prize, was his first feature-length documentary. He is a member of the selection committee for Queerfilmfest Kassel. Filmography: 2022-2024 “Piraten Kanal Kassel Live” (recordings of live performances), 2021 “The Kafka Conference, Or: Dubček Goes Swimming“ (documentary, 145 min.) 2018 “Unhappiness“ (fictional short, 20 min.) 2017 “Portrait Jonas Mekas“ (3 min.), “Portrait Wang Bing” (5 min.), “Portrait Ben Russell“ (2 min.) 2016 “Simba in New York“ (essay film, 32 min.)