Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer(2025)
Anja Niedringhaus, die Fotografin und der Krieg
Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer Synopsis
In 2014, German war photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Anja Niedringhaus was killed in an attack in Afghanistan. Through interviews with colleagues and family members, and through Niedringhaus’ vibrant and powerful photographs, Sonya Winterberg’s documentary paints the portrait of a woman full of joie de vivre and curiosity – but also reveals the political backgrounds to her murder and the failure of the German and Afghan security services that made this tragedy possible in the first place.
Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer (2025) is a documentary film directed by Sonya Winterberg, released on October 11, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Anja Niedringhaus.
- Director:
- Sonya Winterberg
- Production:
- ARTE, Bildersturm Filmproduktion GmbH, SWR, DW, HR
- Status:
- Released
Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Sonya Winterberg.
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The main cast of Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer (2025) includes Anja Niedringhaus. The film was directed by Sonya Winterberg. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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Headshots – Anja Niedringhaus, Photographer was released on October 11, 2025 and runs for 1h 30m.