Hubertus Siegert was born in 1959 in Duesseldorf. He studied History, Art History and Theater Studies in Berlin and graduated with a degree in Landscape Architecture. He began making documentary films during his studies and went on to direct and produce "Das Sonnenjuwel" (short, 1995), "The Orange Kiss" (1996), short documentary "Stravinsky in Berlin" (1993), "Berlin Babylon" (2001), "Klassenleben" (2004), "24 h Berlin" (2009), "24 h Jerusalem" (2013), and "Beyond Punishment" (2015).

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