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Person

Estephan Wagner

(1976 – )

Director, editor. Born 4/6 1974. Graduated from the National Film and Television School in London. Originally trained as an editor in Germany.

Wagner has been working as a documentary director for more than a decade. His debut feature documentary 'Last Dreams' (2013) made its premiere at CPH:DOX. His second feature documentary 'Les Sauteurs' (2016) won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlinale and was subsequently selected for festivals around the world. Wagner's films as a director have been selected for more than 130 festivals and won more than 32 awards.

Wagner is also behind the short documentary 'Sea of Sorrow – Sea of Hope' (2017), which he co-directed with his wife Marianne Hougen-Moraga. They continued their collaboration with the feature 'Songs of Repression' (2020), which won the main prize at CPH:DOX as well as the prize for best Chilean Film at Fic Valdivia and a Special Jury Mention at FiFiGrot in Toulouse.
Filmography
Title Year Function Category
Med drager mod dæmoner 2024 Editor DK/Documentary
Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 1: En ny begyndelse 2024 Editor DK/Documentary
Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 2: Nedlukning 2024 Editor DK/Documentary
Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 3: Det andet år 2024 Editor DK/Documentary
Med drager mod dæmoner - afsnit 4: Venner for livet 2024 Editor DK/Documentary
Daughter of Genghis 2024 Editor, Screenplay DK/Documentary
Kids on the Silk Road 2023 Editor DK/Documentary
Kids on the Silk Road 2023 Editor DK/Documentary
Kids on the Silk Road 2023 Editor DK/Documentary
Kids on the Silk Road 2023 Editor DK/Documentary
Kids on the Silk Road 2023 Editor DK/Documentary
Medina 2022 Editor DK/Documentary
Songs of Repression 2020 Direction, Script, Cinematographer, Editor DK/Documentary
Those Who Jump 2016 Direction, Script, Editor DK/Documentary
Life Is Sacred 2015 Editor DK/Documentary
Son 2014 Editor DK/Short fiction
Last Dreams 2013 Direction, Script, Cinematographer DK/Documentary
Char... The No-Man's Island 2012 Pilot editor Documentary
Sven & visdommen 2011 Editing DK/Documentary
Hjemvendt 2011 Creative supervisor, Sound, Camera assistant DK/Documentary