Jörg Steineck is a German filmmaker, producer, writer, cinematographer, editor, audiovisual artist, musician, and painter.
His films have been well-received and awarded at international film festivals. Isolated and marginalized groups and individuals are often the subject of his work, as well as the importance of sociocultural underground commitment. His approach to storytelling frequently counters mainstream trends toward faster pacing, sharper visuals, and content-heavy narratives. Instead, his work is marked by a distinctive, subtle, unpretentious, and unconventional tone rooted in deceleration, reduction, and full immersion into the subject. Steineck frequently contrasts naturalistic and stylized elements to highlight their significance to the subject’s reality and genuine truth.
Filmography (features)
2027 – OIL JACK (narrative, in development) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2026 – Escape to Borkum (hybrid documentary) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2025 – American Dirge (hybrid documentary) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2022 – Inside Scofield (documentary) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2021 – MOAIS (narrative, animation) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2016 – Lo Sound Desert (documentary) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2011 – Truckfighters Fuzzomentary (documentary) – writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor
2008 – Welcome to Tijuana (documentary) – writer, director, co-producer, cinematographer, editor
(shorts)
Wind (experimental, 2003), Reading A Book (experimental, 2003), Building A Ruin (experimental, 2003), Desert Drops (experimental, 2004), Ode To The Fade (experimental, 2004), On A Single Day In May (experimental, 2005), David (documentary, 2006), Beenie Boys Adventures (experimental, 2006), Last days of Dirty Shoes (experimental, 2007), Lo Sound Desert (documentary, 2007), Hackberry 66 (documentary, 2008), Rememo (drama, 2008), Welcome To Tijuana (documentary, 2009), The Last Man (drama/experimental, 2013), Double Chin (animation, 2016), Magnificent City (animation, 2023)
(music videos – selection)
House Of Broken Promises – Boundries (2005), Swandive – You Kind Of Remind Me (2005), The Gap Influence – Reincarnate Yourself (2006), Chris Maher – Lines Drawn Long (2006), Buddy – Say A Lot (2007), Paco Mendoza – Candela (2009), Miss Lava – Don’t tell a soul (2010), Miss Lava – Ride (2011), The New Assembly – Beyond The Sound (2011), Truckfighters – Prophet (2013), Blackmail – The Rush (2013), Harnessing The Universe – Spirit Guides (2015), Harnessing The Universe – Beyond The Bright (2015), Harnessing The Universe – Watch Your Mouth (2016), Mat Reetz – Hurricane Walls (2017)
(adverts – selection)
German Federal Environment Agency, Mercure Hotels, UMG, Oxfam, PAN, MTV China, WISE