Born in 1972 in Koblenz, Germany, Thorsten Fleisch began experimenting with Super 8 in 1991. He attended Phillips-Univesitat in Marburg to study art, music and media. Fleisch obtained an eclectic work background ranging from community service in an institution for the mentally ill, to quality control in the automotive industry. He studied film and the culinary arts in Frankfurt with Peter Kubelka in 1996. Fleisch exhibited his films at festivals from 1999 until now. In 2000, he declared Frankfurt's red light district his installation. It was during this time that Fleisch became recognized as one of the world's leading innovators of experimental film with the release of his 16mm film, Blutrausch, a film made entirely from his own blood.

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