Sonia Kennebeck

Sonia Kennebeck was born in Malacca, Malaysia, and lives in New York City. She received her Master’s in international studies from American University in Washington, DC. She directed eight television documentaries and did over 50 investigative reports for German public television before becoming a filmmaker. Her feature documentary debut, National Bird (2016), premiered at Berlin and later received the Ridenhour Documentary Film Prize and an Emmy nomination.

Toronto International Film Festival