Romanian-born Cristian Straub studied philosophy and has had a short career as a musician, after which he decided to become a filmmaker. He enrolled in the Hamburg Art School (HfbK), where he studied in the class of W. Wendersand R. Neumann. His short films, video art and fashion films were shown internationally at film festivals and exhibitions. Currentty, Cristian is finishing his new shortfilm Magick For Beginnars & developing his debut feature film.