**Director Biography: Hauke Lorenz**
Hauke Lorenz is a German documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on migration, human rights, and contemporary social issues. His filmmaking approach is grounded in direct observation and close engagement with his subjects, allowing individuals to speak in their own voices and describe their lived experiences without mediation or commentary.
Lorenz is the director of *Migrant Crossing* (also known as *Viacrucis Migrante*), a documentary set on the southern Mexican border that follows Central American migrants as they wait, travel, and survive along one of the most dangerous migration routes to the United States. In the film, his camera remains attentive to everyday moments, personal testimonies, and collective rituals, capturing both the physical risks of the journey and the spiritual and emotional resources migrants draw upon to continue.
His work reflects a sustained interest in questions of dignity, faith, and resilience in situations of extreme vulnerability. By situating individual stories within a broader social and political context, Lorenz’s films contribute to ongoing discussions around migration, borders, and the defence of migratory human rights in contemporary society.
