Lena Karbe
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Lena Karbe was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. After studying film at the University of Oxford and the École normale supérieure (ENS) in Paris (among others), she moved to Germany. During her studies at the University of Television and Film Munich, she founded her own production company. Karbe Film GmbH focuses on documentaries that challenge dominant narratives and foster new perspectives. Lenas work consistently explores the lives of individuals caught within dehumanizing or exploitative systems.
Her feature-length documentary debut, the multiple award-winning BLACK MAMBAS (2022), about an all-female South African anti-poaching unit, premiered at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen in March 2022, where it won the F:ACT Award. BLACK MAMBAS was nominated for the Prix Europa (2023).
INNER EMIGRANTS is Lena’s second feature documentary film.
Her feature-length documentary debut, the multiple award-winning BLACK MAMBAS (2022), about an all-female South African anti-poaching unit, premiered at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen in March 2022, where it won the F:ACT Award. BLACK MAMBAS was nominated for the Prix Europa (2023).
INNER EMIGRANTS is Lena’s second feature documentary film.
