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Sebastian Schipper

Sebastian Schipper

Directing
1999 — present · 4 films
Born
8 May 1968 · age 58
From
Hannover, Germany

Sebastian Schipper was born on May 8, 1968 in Hannover, Germany. He is a director, and sometimes actor, known mainly for his films Gigantic (1999), A Friend of Mine (2006), Victoria (2015) and Roads (2019).

Acting
1996 — present · 3 films
Born
8 May 1968 · age 58
From
Hannover, Germany

Sebastian Schipper was born on May 8, 1968 in Hannover, Germany. He is a director, and sometimes actor, known mainly for his films Gigantic (1999), A Friend of Mine (2006), Victoria (2015) and Roads (2019).

Career Signature

How Sebastian Schipper’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

friendship and loss
bittersweet
meandering drift
naturalistic performance
slice-of-life

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Ryan FleckRyan Fleck6 filmsAllison AndersAllison Anders5 filmsRichard LinklaterRichard Linklater24 filmsAnna BodenAnna Boden5 filmsSean BakerSean Baker5 filmsIvan PasserIvan Passer5 filmsHWHans Weingartner4 filmsFatih AkinFatih Akin13 films
Career Signature

How Sebastian Schipper’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

bittersweet
heavy emotional
anxious dread
tightly wound
kinetic urgency

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

Roads

2019

Victoria

2015

A Friend of Mine

2006

Gigantic

1999

Filmography

Run Lola Run

1998

Winter Sleepers

1997

The English Patient

1996