Katja Esson

Directing·Hamburg, West Germany [now Germany]

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Katja Esson is a German-American filmmaker based in Miami, Florida. She was born and raised in Germany. Her documentary Ferry Tales received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2004. She is the only female German filmmaker ever nominated for a documentary at the Academy Awards.

Film	Credit
Razing Liberty Square2023 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe2020 · Producer	Producer
SSur les Gratte-Ciel de New York2014 · Director	Director
Skydancer2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
PPoetry of Resilience2011 · Director	Director
Hooker, Harlot, Whore, Stories of Prostitution2010 · Director	Director
HHole in the Sky - The Scars of 9/112006 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
FFerry Tales2003 · Director	Director