Director
Lena von Döhren
8 films
Born in 1981 in Berlin, Germany. After finishing school, she spent two years travelling the world before studying audiovisual communication in Amsterdam and animation at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Her graduation film, Der kleine Vogel und das Blatt, premiered in the 2012 Berlinale Generation section, as did her three following films about the little bird and, most recently, Tümpel (co-directed with Eva Rust). Her imaginative, poetic films for children also delight adults and have won over 30 international awards, including the Goldener Spatz from the eponymous children’s media festival in Germany.
Best known for
Filmography 8
Bats & Bugs
2026 · Director, Screenplay
Pond
2025 · Director
Jardins enchantés
2022 · Director
The Little Bird and the Bees
2020 · Writer, Director
Discovering the World
2017 · Writer, Director
The Little Bird and the Caterpillar
2017 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
The Little Bird and the Squirrel
2015 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
The Little Bird and the Leaf
2012 · Director
On Kanopy