Agnes Lisa Wegner studied American Studies as well as Film Sciences in Berlin and African-American Studies at Harvard University. After receiving her M.A. from Freie Universität in Berlin, she worked with German human rights organizations for several years (Pro Asyl e.V., Forum Menschenrechte e.V.). In 2013, she began to work as a freelance writer and filmmaker. Since then, she has written and directed numerous films that were presented at international film festivals, on German public television as well as Netflix Europe. Her award-winning documentaries – among them “King Bansah and his daughter”, “No fucking ice cream”, and “The girl with the long hair” – are characterized by her intense engagement with topics such as discrimination, racism, human rights and solidarity. She lives in Mannheim, Germany.
