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