Natalie Pfister

Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor, Cinematographer

Born in 1975 in Baden, Switzerland. 1998 Degree in primary school teaching. 2005 Degree in Social Policy and Contemporary History. 2006-09 Works as research assistant at Schweizerische Konferenz für Sozialhilfe. Since 2010 works as independent filmmaker. 2015 Master in documentary film from ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts. Her graduation film FAMILY FRAGMENTS (2015) screened at various festivals and was nominated for the First Steps Award. In 2021 she founded beyondstories with which she produced and directed her first feature-length documentary OF CHILDREN AND TREES – A YEAR IN A FOREST SCHOOL (2024).

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Von Kindern und Bäumen – Ein Jahr in der Waldschule by Natalie Pfister
2020
Sitting in Cabdi's Container by Natalie Pfister
2020
Raum für Revolution by Natalie Pfister
2015
Familienbruchstück by Natalie Pfister
2012
Ménage à trois by Natalie Pfister, Frank Dominik Haller

Screenwriter

2024
Von Kindern und Bäumen – Ein Jahr in der Waldschule by Natalie Pfister
2023
Kleine Leben (working title) by Natalie Pfister
2020
Raum für Revolution by Natalie Pfister
2020
Sitting in Cabdi's Container by Natalie Pfister
2015
Familienbruchstück by Natalie Pfister

Cinematographer

2024
Von Kindern und Bäumen – Ein Jahr in der Waldschule by Natalie Pfister
2020
Raum für Revolution by Natalie Pfister

Editor

2020
Raum für Revolution by Natalie Pfister
2020
Sitting in Cabdi's Container by Natalie Pfister
2012
Ménage à trois by Natalie Pfister, Frank Dominik Haller

Producer

2024
Von Kindern und Bäumen – Ein Jahr in der Waldschule by Natalie Pfister
2020
Sitting in Cabdi's Container by Natalie Pfister
2012
Ménage à trois by Natalie Pfister, Frank Dominik Haller
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