Carl Gierstorfer — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Journalist and documentary filmmaker
Produced, directed, and shot documentaries for international broadcasters including PBS, Arte, BBC, Discovery, CNN, and Vice
Focuses on stories about the interplay between humans and the natural world, drawing on a background in biology
Work endorsed by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Biography

Carl Gierstorfer is a German journalist and documentary filmmaker, born in 1975 in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg. He works as a freelance journalist and filmmaker, producing, directing, and shooting documentaries for major international broadcasters such as PBS, Arte, BBC, Discovery, CNN, and Vice.

With a background in biology, Gierstorfer focuses his work on stories that examine the interplay between humans and the natural world.