Hella Wenders, after completing MA studies in film and American literature, began studies at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. Her diploma film, the documentary BERG FIDEL, won awards at several international film festivals, and was screened in cinemas, universities and schools across Germany. Its sequel, SCHOOL, SCHOOL – THE TIME AFTER BERG FIDEL, had its premiere at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival. With Luca Lucchesi, she filmed A BLACK JESUS, which premiered in cinemas in 2021.
