David Assmann

David Assmann was born in 1978 as the second of five children and went to school in Berlin, Heidelberg, Jerusalem, Santa Monica and Konstanz. Since 2001, he has studied film studies at the University of Mainz, a course of studies, which brings together theoretical and practical elements from film and theatre studies. Throughout his studies, he has also worked as editor, DJ and presenter on the monthly “Kinoscop” programme on Radio Ruesselsheim. FOOTBALL UNDER COVER is his first full-length film.

Films directed by David Assmann


  • Washington Life
  • Jackie's
  • Amtrak
  • Absolut Cooling
  • CPB
  • Silver Spring Downtown/Celebrate Silver Spring