Hi, I’m BÔBA MÈNDE (Marcel Klein). I’m a filmmaker and director based in Germany, running the independent studio 1mproduction in Kassel. My work spans documentary, experimental film, animation, and media installation, and I’ve collaborated with cultural institutions and festivals. In 2017 I founded DOCUTOPIA, an eco-social platform and project for decentralized emerging markets, using film and community collaboration to explore new storytelling formats. I’m passionate about education and media pedagogy, having completed training with Deutsches Erwachsenen-Bildungswerk and running media labs and workshops for schools, museums, and reform schools. I enjoy mentoring artists and using art to foster social engagement and learning.

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Hi, I’m BÔBA MÈNDE (Marcel Klein). I’m a filmmaker and director based in Germany, running the independent studio 1mproduction in Kassel. My work spans documentary, experimental film, animation, and media installation, and I’ve collaborated with cultural institutions and festivals. In 2017 I founded DOCUTOPIA, an eco-social platform and project for decentralized emerging markets, using film and community collaboration to explore new storytelling formats. I’m passionate about education and media pedagogy, having completed training with Deutsches Erwachsenen-Bildungswerk and running media labs and workshops for schools, museums, and reform schools. I enjoy mentoring artists and using art to foster social engagement and learning.

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July 20, 2026

Hi, I’m BÔBA MÈNDE (Marcel Klein). I’m a filmmaker and director based in Germany, running the independent studio 1mproduction in Kassel. My work spans documentary, experimental film, animation, and media installation, and I’ve collaborated with cultural institutions and festivals. In 2017 I founded DOCUTOPIA, an eco-social platform and project for decentralized emerging markets, using film and community collaboration to explore new storytelling formats.

I’m passionate about education and media pedagogy, having completed training with Deutsches Erwachsenen-Bildungswerk and running media labs and workshops for schools, museums, and reform schools. I enjoy mentoring artists and using art to foster social engagement and learning.

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Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Filmmaker / Director at 1mproduction
January 1, 2001 - November 3, 2025
Independent filmmaker and director at 1mproduction; develops and produces film and media projects, including educational initiatives and experimental works.
Founder at DOCUTOPIA
January 1, 2017 - November 3, 2025
Founder of DOCUTOPIA project, a feature film project and eco-social platform for decentralized emerging markets.

Education

Educator - training program in media pedagogy and instructional methods at Deutsches Erwachsenen-Bildungswerk, Bamberg
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Master of Arts in Visual Communication — Film & Television, Animation & New Media at Kunsthochschule Kassel (Academy of Arts Kassel)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2012
Exchange scholarship at Griffith University QCA Film School, Brisbane (Australia)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
Abitur — High-School Diploma (Graduated June 2001) at Gutenberg Gymnasium, Wiesbaden
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 2001

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other