Gerald Schank

Gerald Schank is an award winning filmmaker and director of photography with a preference for intuitive emotional visual storytelling. After graduating in social pedagogy, Gerald Schank starts an apprenticeship as a camera assistant and sound technician in 1986. His first work as freelance cinematographer was in 1993 a documentary on Brazilian street kids for German Television (WDR). The years to come took him to more than 50 countries for cinematographic work on films, such as the award winning short film "Snipers Alley" (2001) and cinema feature film "Mörderischer Frieden" (Lethal Peace, 2007), an anti-war drama filmed in Sarajevo (BiH). The short film "Cut" (2014) received a recognition for best cinematography. And his documentary film debut "One World-The Ocean of Presence" won numerous awards at various international film festivals in 2019.