Sherry Hormann

Sherry Hormann

Director · Writer

Kingston, New York, USA
April 20, 1960

Biography

Sherry Hormann (born 20 April 1960) is a German-American film director. Hormann is best known for her movies Guys and Balls (2004), Desert Flower (2009), and 3096 Days (2013). Hormann was born in the United States, but moved to Germany in 1966 when she was six years old. She attended the Munich Academy for Television and Film (HFF) and mainly works in German cinema today. She was married to film director Dominik Graf. In October 2011, she married cinematographer Michael Ballhaus; he died in April 2017.

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Representative Works

Fall for Me
Fall for Me
6.1
/ German
3096 Days
3096 Days
7.4
/ German
Desert Flower
Desert Flower
7.6
/ English
Guys & Balls
Guys & Balls
6.4
/ German
Roland
Roland
No Rating Yet
/ German
A Regular Woman
A Regular Woman
7.3
/ German
Widows
Widows
4.3
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Fall for Me
2025Nominee

Best Director

Fall for Me

3096 Days
2013Nominee

Best Director

3096 Days

Desert Flower
2009Winner

Best Director

Desert Flower

Career Highlights

The Pursuit of Unhappiness
2012Highlight

Best Director

The Pursuit of Unhappiness

Guys & Balls
2004Highlight

Best Director

Guys & Balls