



Katja Esson
DirectingHamburg, West Germany [now Germany]

Biography
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.
Known For
Acting History
2024
Destination nature : La Floride
TVDirector
2023
Razing Liberty Square
Director
Razing Liberty Square
Producer
2020
Without a Whisper - Konnón:kwe
Producer
2017
Ohero:kon - Under the Husk
Creative Producer
2014
Sur les Gratte-Ciel de New York
Director
2013
Backroads USA
TVDirector
2011
2010
2006
2003
Ferry Tales
Director

