Born 28/10 1988 in Denmark but raised on the Faroe Islands. Graduated with a bachelor's degree in media studies from University of Southern Denmark in 2013 as well as from the alternative film schools 18 Frames in 2016 and Super16 in 2018.
Høgenni's graduation film from Super16 'Ikki illa meint' (2018) was selected for the Semaine de la Critique short film competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2019. It won the main prize for best short film. His first year project 'Break In' (2016) won a number of awards at international film festivals.
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