Leon Emonds-Pool holds a degree as a Director of Photography from the International Filmschool Cologne and is currently studying at the Friedl Kubelka School for Independent Film in Vienna. After working for short films solely as a cinematographer, he is now also directing his own projects, mainly in the various fields between documentary and experimental filmmaking. In his films, which are often shot on analog Super 8 or 16mm material, he tries to explore the complex relationship of humans with the natural environment. He also works as an analog projectionist and is one of the founding members of the Cologne-based artist-run-filmlab and event series collective "Film auf Film".