Ruth Beckermann

Ruth Beckermann is a filmmaker and author based in Vienna. Her films include The Paper Bridge, East of War and American Passages. In 2014 her film Those Who Go Those Who Stay received the big documentary film prize at the Diagonale in Graz. Two years later The Dreamed Ones was also honored there as best feature film. The Waldheim waltz received several awards, including the Glashütte Prize for best documentary film at the Berlinale 2018, as well as an Oscar nomination. In 2019 Ruth Beckermann realized the installation Joyful Joyce for the Salzburg Festival.