Personal Info
Hans-Christian Schmid was born in Altötting in 1965 and studied at the University of Television & Film in Munich. He made his directorial debut in 1989 with the documentary SEKT ODER SELTERS followed by the short DAS LACHENDE GEWITTER, the documentary THE MECHANISM OF THE MIRACLE (DIE MECHANIK DES WUNDERS) and the TV film HIMMEL UND HÖLLE. His breakthrough came in 1995 with IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE (NACH FÜNF IM URWALD). His other highly-acclaimed films include: 23 (1998), CRAZY (2000), DISTANT LIGHTS (LICHTER, 2003), REQUIEM (2006), THE WONDROUS WORLD OF LAUNDRY (DIE WUNDERSAME WELT DER WASCHKRAFT, 2009), STORM (STURM, 2009), and HOME FOR THE WEEKEND (WAS BLEIBT, 2012).
Filmography
- 23
- AND ALONG COME TOURISTS (AM ENDE KOMMEN TOURISTEN)
- Crazy
- DISTANT LIGHTS (LICHTER)
- Heart Over Head (Herz im Kopf)
- HEAVEN AND HELL (HIMMEL UND HÖLLE)
- HOME FOR THE WEEKEND (WAS BLEIBT)
- IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE (NACH FÜNF IM URWALD)
- MOVER, THE (ATLAS)
- Requiem
- STORM (STURM)
- Wondrous World of Laundry, The (wundersame Welt der Waschkraft, Die)
