Frank Wierke
Born 1968, Frank Wierke grew up in Unna, Westfalen. He studied documentary filmmaking at the Technical College for Design in Dortmund and has worked as a freelance filmmaker focusing on literature and poetry since 2001. In 2003, he was awarded for “Da Zwischen sind wir” at the Blicke aus dem Ruhrgebiet Film Festival.
Frank Wierke realizes his film projects as author, director, cameraman and producer all in one. “Michael Hamburger. An English Poet from Germany” is, after “Man denkt, man kennt das Land” (2002–2003), his second co-operation with ZDF/3sat.