In 2002 Stefanie graduated from London College of Communications, University of the Arts with a BA in Film and Television. In 2016 Stefanie received her diploma in documentary directing from the Munich University of Television and Film (HFF). She has realized numerous documentaries as producer/director, both commissioned and independently, which have screened at international film festivals world wide and have won numerous awards. Stefanie has lived in London, Los Angeles, Cape Town and Munich. She is currently living in Marseille with her two children.