She was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, into a family that had fled Nazi Germany. At the age of 18, she moved to the United States to study at Emory University, then at Sarah Lawrence Col
She was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, into a family that had fled Nazi Germany. At the age of 18, she moved to the United States to study at Emory University, then at Sarah Lawrence College, where she earned a master's degree in writing. She published several novels and soon became interested in directing. After producing, writing and directing four short films, she signed Wayward, her first feature.
