Marcel Mettelsiefen
Directing · Director · Producer · Executive Producer
Born Jan 1, 1978 · Munich, West Germany [now Germany]
Active 2011–present · Awards: Axel-Springer-Preis, Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award
Marcel Mettelsiefen is a German documentary filmmaker. He has won six BAFTA awards and four Emmy awards, and was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for Watani: My Homeland in the category of Best Documentary Short.
Filmography
Where the Light Shines (2019) — Producer · Additional PhotographyChildren of Syria (2016) — DirectorA State of Rage (2024) — Director · Director of Photography · ProducerWatani: My Homeland (2016) — Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyAfghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020) — CreatorSyria: Children on the Frontline (2014) — DirectorUnmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (2019) — ProducerIn Her Hands (2022) — Director · Executive Producer · Director of PhotographyA Simple Soldier (2025) — ProducerChildren of the Taliban (2023) — Producer · DirectorAufwachsen im Westjordanland - Gefangen im Zorn (2024) — Director2017 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary (2017) — DirectorDrug War in Ecuador (2025) — Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyITV Exposure (2011) — DirectorEl conserje (2020) — Director · Writer · CinematographySpain: A Country Divided (2022) — Director · Writer · Camera Operator · Sound · ProducerTanja: Up in Arms (2023) — Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyChildren of Aleppo (2014) — Director