Werner Herzog
September 21, 2022
Werner Herzog was born in Munich on September 5, 1942. He grew up in a remote mountain village in Bavaria and studied History and German Literature in Munich and Pittsburgh. He made his first film in 1961 at the age of 19. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature- and documentary films including Lessons in Darkness; Little Dieter Needs to Fly; My Best Fiend; Grizzly Man; and Encounters at the End of the World. His film Cave of Forgotten Dreams was the opening night film of the first DOC NYC festival in 2010. His most recent documentaries are Theater of Thought and The Fire Within.
