Kanchi Wichmann

Kanchi Wichmann (born 1974) is a BAFTA-nominated British filmmaker, best known for the lesbian feature Break My Fall (2011) which was listed as one of ten great lesbian films to watch by the British Film Institute.[1][2][3]

Wichmann was born in 1974 in North Devon, to an English (Yorkshire) mother and a German father. She moved around in her childhood, settling in London at the age of 17. Her training including an HND in film and video at Surrey Institute of Art and Design and TV & Video production, City & Guilds at College of North East London, Tottenham.[4]

At 18, Wichmann began making films using video and Super 8. She made her first 16mm narrative film at the age of 21. Her first feature film Break My Fall was set in Hackney and released by Peccadillo Pictures in 2011.[5][6][7] As well as writing and directing her own films, she has worked in many film-related jobs including film festivals, cinemas and for other directors most notably in the production office of the German director Ulrike Ottinger for her forthcoming film Chamisso's Shadow (2015).

As of 2014, Wichmann resides in Berlin, Germany, and is in pre-production on her second feature.

Filmography
  • Break My Fall (2011)
  • I Don't Exist (2004)
  • Travelling Light (1999)

See also

References
  1. Robertson, Selina (17 July 2014). "10 great lesbian films". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  2. "Kanchi Wichmann". London Film School. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  3. "Kanchi Wichmann: Biography". BABYLON Europe 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114220027/http://shootingpeople.org/cards/kanchiwichmann. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Wright, Melissa (24 June 2011). "Interview: Kanchi Wichmann, director of Break My Fall". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  6. Walters, Ben (2011-07-19). "Break My Fall". Time Out London. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  7. Wicker, Tom (24 June 2011). "Interview: director Kanchi Wichmann". So So Gay magazine. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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