Gerd Kroske was born in Dessau (East Germany) in 1958. He studied Kulturwissenschaft at Humboldt University in Berlin and directing at the Academy for Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Kroske joined the DEFA Studio for Documentary Films as a dramaturg and writer in 1987, and as a director in 1989. Since 1991, he has worked as a freelance writer and director. In 1996, he founded his own production company, realistfilm. His films, such as Voksal – Bahnhof Brest (1993/1994) and Der Boxprinz (2000) have won prestigious international documentary awards. Kroske lives in Berlin. See: www.realistfilm.de

Selected Filmography

2005-07 Wollis Paradies (Wolli in Paradise, doc.)

2006 Kehraus, wieder (Sweep It Up, Again, doc., TV)

2003-04 Autobahn Ost (transl. Highway East, doc., TV)

1999-2000 Der Boxprinz (The Boxing Prince, doc., TV)

1996-97 Kehrein, Kehraus (transl. Sweep It Up, Swig It Down, doc.)

1996-97 Galera (doc., TV, German/France)

1993-94 Voksal – Bahnhof Brest (Terminus Brest, doc.)

1990 Kehraus (Sweep It Up, doc.)

1989 Leipzig im Herbst (Leipzig in the Fall, doc.)