DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN

Sheri Hagen is a German director, screenwriter and actress from Berlin. Born in Lagos/Nigeria, grown up in Hamburg, Sheri Hagen completed her training at the Hamburg “Stage School of Dance and Drama” and at the “Studio Theater an der Wien” in Austria. Besides numerous works for film and television (e.g. The Live of Others, Baal, Tatort, Sperling, On the Inside) she has appeared in various theatre productions. As a screenwriter and director, she first made her appearance in 2007 with the short film STELLA AND THE STORKS. The children's short film was shown successfully at international festivals (including mo&friese and Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival). The 23rd International Film Festival Emden-Norderney awarded Sheri Hagen in 2012 the special prize "Ein Schreibtisch am Meer" for her debut feature film AT SECOND GLANCE. In 2013 she won the 4th Kirchen Filmfestival Recklinghausen. In autumn 2013 Barnsteiner-Film brought the feature film to the German theatres.  In 2015 Sheri Hagen founded the production company Equality Film GmbH. Since then, the production company has focused on telling films with exciting strong stories that show a complex and diverse society. In her second feature film FENSTER BLAU (2016) Sheri Hagen adapted the play MOLES WINDOW BLUE by Sasha Marina Salzmann.  Sheri Hagen is currently preparing further feature films in which she will appear as author, director and creative producer. The films BILLIE and MOTHERHOOD (WT), as well as the Series CORPS (WT) are currently in the production process and the development stage.

Winter 2021 Courses

You will find class descriptions as well as titles for required books for Winter 2021 below and we hope you will check us out whether you consider starting to learn German or continue with your studies in a supportive course environment. If you have questions about enrolling in any of our engaging courses, please contact us (or schedule a virtual meeting) and we will arrange for a zoom conversation with you.