Sönke C. Weiss

Sönke C. Weiss (* 1967 ) is a German journalist, filmmaker and photographer. The journalist gained ten years of professional experience as a correspondent and reporter for German newspapers in France, the Balkans, Africa and Asia. Weiss works as a correspondent for the Protestant Broadcasting Service Baden and from 2002 to 2008 for World Vision Germany . From 2003 to 2004 he traveled through southern Africa as Communications Manager. He reported on the causes of the local hunger crisis and landmines as well as HIV. He traveled to almost all African countries. Since 2005 he has also been working as a photo and film artist.

In 2006 Weiss published his book Das Mädchen und der Krieg. In 2007, the play Butterflies of Uganda followed, for which he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2012 he published the sequel to "Das Mädchen und der Krieg" under the title "Hope - the second life of the former child soldier Christine Hope. His second play BLACK MATERIAL premiered at the Berlin Africa Festival 2012. He presented photo exhibitions on the effects of HIVtogether. He is currently making his first feature film in Uganda, the Congo and South Sudan: How I found Kony. He is married to the French journalist Mathilde Giard and has one daughter. Sönke C. Weiss has been divorced since 2016 and lives in the Ruhr area. Sönke C. Weiss has been working on projects with the artist Eva-Maria Horstick since 2015, including non-profit work in the field of photography.

Exhibitions

• “Unprotected” - portraits of 26 HIV / AIDS infected women from Africa (English: HIV / AIDS in Africa - Portraits of 26 Women ), exhibitions for example in the BayernForum / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Munich, Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin , National Press Club (Washington DC), World Bank, US Senate, EU Parliament in Brussels
• Despite AIDS - give the children a chance Portraits of children from East, South and Central Africa who are sick themselves or who are indirectly affected by HIV as orphans. 9th International Fair for Art of the 20th & 21st Centuries, Kongresshaus Zurich, from 12-14 October 2007.

Publications

• The girl and the war. The story of a child soldier. Brendow, Moers 2007, ISBN 978-3-86506-203-1 .
• with Darin Dahms: Butterflies of Uganda. The memories of a child soldier. (A new play). Brendow, Moers 2007, ISBN 978-3-86506-204-8 (play).
• with Kurt Bangert : Janet and the gray death. Children in a world with AIDS. Johannis, Lahr 2007, ISBN 978-3-501-05689-9 , review.
• with Andrea Strunk, Andrea Jeska : Life in Africa 2007. Brendow, Moers 2007, ISBN 978-3-86506-131-7 (calendar)
• "The girl and the war". Brendow, Moers, 2006.
• "Hope - the second life of the former child soldier Christine Hope". Brendow, Moers.
• The girl and the war. The story of a child soldier. Brendow, Moers 2006, ISBN 3-86506-149-4 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Sönke C. Weiss in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.brendow-verlag.de/index.php/autor#Soenke_C_Weiss
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} http://www.kunstaspekte.de/sonke-c-weiss-ungeschutzt-2005-12/
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ http://www.n-tv.de/politik/dossier/Gezeich-fuer-ihr-Leben-article27056.html
5. ↑ http://www.deutschesfachbuch.de/info/detail.php?isbn=3501056893&part=5&word=&PHPSESSID=37f08e80b2aa5130afd54dc80fc72730  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ http://www.kunst-und-dialog.de/chronik.html
7. ↑ http://www.art-perfect.de/art-international-zuerich-2007--internationale-kunstmesse.htm
8. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.