Sherry Hormann
Sherry Hormann (born 20 April 1960) is a German-American film director. Hormann is best known for her movies Guys and Balls (2004), Desert Flower (2009) and 3096 Days (2013). She attended the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) and mainly works in German cinema.
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Sherry Hormann

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- Name
- Sherry Hormann
- Born
- 20 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Kingston, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Director
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- film screenwriting · film direction
- Education
- University of Television and Film Munich
- Languages
- English · German
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Biography
Biography
She was married to film director Dominik Graf. In October 2011, she married cinematographer Michael Ballhaus; he died in April 2017.
Sherry Hormann studied at University of Television and Film Munich. The recorded working language is English and German. The field of work recorded is film screenwriting and film direction. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin. Employment is recorded with Internationale Filmschule Köln.
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Munich and Berlin are recorded as places of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Name — Sherry Hormann • Born — 20 April 1960 • Birthplace — Kingston, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Director • Years Active — 1981–present
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Sherry Hormann, recorded as a director and screenwriter, was born on 20 April 1960 in Kingston, New York. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• 1991: Silent Shadow • 1994: Women Are Simply Wonderful • 1996: Father's Day • 1998: Die Cellistin (TV film) • 1998: Widows – Erst die Ehe, dann das Vergnügen • 1998: Denk ich an Deutschland … – Angst spür’ ich, wo kein Herz ist (TV documentary series episode) • 2001: Private Lies (TV film) • 2002: Against All Evidence (TV film) • 2004: Guys and Balls • 2006: Helen, Fred und Ted (TV film) • 2006–2007: Der Kriminalist (TV series) • Am Abgrund (2006) • Mördergroupie (2006) • Totgeschwiegen (2007) • 2009: Desert Flower • 2012: The Pursuit of Unhappiness • 2013: 3096 Days • 2016: Tödliche Geheimnisse (TV film) • 2019: A Regular Woman • 2025: Fall for me
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Sherry Hormann is recorded as film director, screenwriter, university teacher and production designer.
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- 1.Sherry Hormann im Munzinger-Archiv, abgerufen am 6. November 2021
- 2.followyourjoy.net - Website von Beate und John Hormann: About us
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- 5.Sherry Hormann. deutsche-filmakademie.de.
- 6.bei BVR, abgerufen am 6. November 2021
- 7.R. T. L. Online. "Das Haus der Träume": Ganze Folgen ab 18. September 2022 online auf RTL+ sehen.
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