SONJA PAETZ born 1984 in Jülich (formerly Keßler) | 2003 high school graduation | 2004-2006 studies of human medicine at the university of cologne | 2006-2010 studies of theater, film and television studies, psychology and english studies at the university of cologne | 2006 first short films shot as screenwriter, director, producer, cinematographer and editor | 2010 first documentary feature film | 2012-2016 studies of directing at ifs, degree bachelor of arts