- His films often feature a main character, who at some point in the film performs a very uncoordinated, awkward looking breakdance routine, with horrible results. Although this sounds like it should be a comedic element, it usually turns out to be a very tragic moment for the character in question.
- Speaks English, Spanish, and German.
- Is a former UCLA football player.
- Often cast German actors for lead roles: Michael Strassburger, Simon Görts, Ulf Behrens, Sunshine Aline.
- Member of the jury at the Pamplona Film Festival 2005.
- Was honored with a retrospective of his work at the 2005 Lens Politica Film Festival in Helsinki, Finland.
- He is a member of the International ShitArt Movement, a group of surrealist documentary and non-narrative filmmakers.
- Was a participant in the 2006 Berlin Film Festival's Talent Campus, representing Spain.
- Selected by FADER FILMS/Current TV as one of the 50 young filmmakers paving the way for the future of non-narrative film [2007].
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