Katja Benrath (born September 1, 1979 in

Erbach im Odenwald Erbach () is a town and the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 14,000. Geography Location The town lies in the ''Mittelgebirge'' Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 560 m in t ...

, Germany) is a German actress and filmmaker, best known for her film, '' Watu Wote/All of Us'' for which she received critical acclaim and was winner at

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, and received an

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nomination for

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. She also won on 2019 the

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in the 6+ session.

Filmography

Actress * 2005–2006: ''Tom Turbo'' (TV series), as Zara Zisch * 2006: ''Karo und der liebe Gott'', as Polizistin * 2009: ''Puppenspiel'' (Short), as Emma * 2012: ''

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'' (Short), as Yasmina * 2013: ''Im Himmel kotzt man nicht'' (Short), as Karin * 2013: ''Ortis in Wonderland'' (Short), as Bad Queen Director * 2009: ''Puppenspiel'' (Short) * 2013: ''Im Himmel kotzt man nicht'' (Short) * 2016: ''Wo warst du'' (Short) * 2016: ''Tilda'' (Short) * 2016: ''Schwimmstunde'' (Short) * 2017: ''

Watu Wote ''Watu Wote: All of Us'', or simply ''Watu Wote'' is a 2017 Kenyan-German, live-action short film directed by Katja Benrath, as her graduation project at Hamburg Media School. The film is based on a December 2015 bus attack by Al-Shabaab in Mande ...

'' (Short) * 2019: ''Rocca verändert die Welt'' * 2020: ''Life is not a kindergarten''

Awards and nominations

* Nominated:

* Winner: (Gold Plaque)

for Best International Film School - Narrative

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benrath, Katja 1979 births Living people Film people from Hesse German actresses People from Erbach im Odenwald Actresses from Hesse