Sherry Hormann

Directing

Sherry Hormann

Born April 20, 1960 · Kingston, New York, USA (age 66)

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…

Known For

Desert FlowerDesert Flower · 2009
Desert Flower
7.62009
MovieDrama
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
Fall for MeFall for Me · 2025
Fall for Me
6.12025
MovieRomanceThriller
Lilli is suspicious of her sister's new fiance, but when an attractive stranger enters her life, she's suddenly distracted by the thralls of desire.
3096 Days3096 Days · 2013
3096 Days
7.42013
MovieDrama
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.
Against All EvidenceAgainst All Evidence · 2002
Against All Evidence
9.02002
Movie
Police arrest a woman for the murder of his five years son. She claims to have drunk the night before and not knowing what happened to his small son, but the gun crime appears in her bed and have their fingerprints. Everyone, including the husband, who that morning was on duty in the hospital, it suspect.
Helen, Fred und TedHelen, Fred und Ted · 2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
3.72006
MovieComedy
Psychotherapist Fred Czerny is finding it difficult to retire. So he shares his busy practice in Munich with Ted Fröhlich, an advocate of modern, holistic therapy methods. They are soon joined by Helen Cordes, who no longer wants to wear herself out in a psychiatric clinic. The three shrinks soon find themselves under psychological stress with patients and their own private lives.
Wenn Weihnachten wahr wirdWenn Weihnachten wahr wird · 2003
Wenn Weihnachten wahr wird
9.02003
MovieDrama
Ten-year-old Lena has been looking forward to Christmas for weeks. But three days before Christmas Eve, she falls onto the ice while ice skating and falls into a coma. Her distraught mother Marie spends day and night at her bedside. Two months later, Lena wakes up - she thinks it's just before Christmas. And because Marie has promised that this year's celebration will be extra special for Lena, Christmas has to come a second time - with all the trimmings...
The Pursuit of UnhappinessThe Pursuit of Unhappiness · 2012
The Pursuit of Unhappiness
5.92012
MovieComedy
Based on the best-selling psychology book by Paul Watzlawick, the film tells the story of Tiffany Blechschmid, a neurotic, moony, superstitious, contradictory and, no surprises here, single young woman in her late-twenties.
Frauen sind was WunderbaresFrauen sind was Wunderbares · 1994
Frauen sind was Wunderbares
4.01994
MovieComedy
An attractive teacher is faced with a big problem: she can't decide which of her two “men of the heart” she should choose. She has to choose between her current boyfriend, who is a free-spirited womanizer, and a reserved university lecturer who has a six-year-old son.

Movies

Desert FlowerDesert Flower · 2009
Desert Flower
7.62009
MovieDrama
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
Fall for MeFall for Me · 2025
Fall for Me
6.12025
MovieRomanceThriller
Lilli is suspicious of her sister's new fiance, but when an attractive stranger enters her life, she's suddenly distracted by the thralls of desire.
3096 Days3096 Days · 2013
3096 Days
7.42013
MovieDrama
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.
Against All EvidenceAgainst All Evidence · 2002
Against All Evidence
9.02002
Movie
Police arrest a woman for the murder of his five years son. She claims to have drunk the night before and not knowing what happened to his small son, but the gun crime appears in her bed and have their fingerprints. Everyone, including the husband, who that morning was on duty in the hospital, it suspect.
Helen, Fred und TedHelen, Fred und Ted · 2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
3.72006
MovieComedy
Psychotherapist Fred Czerny is finding it difficult to retire. So he shares his busy practice in Munich with Ted Fröhlich, an advocate of modern, holistic therapy methods. They are soon joined by Helen Cordes, who no longer wants to wear herself out in a psychiatric clinic. The three shrinks soon find themselves under psychological stress with patients and their own private lives.
Wenn Weihnachten wahr wirdWenn Weihnachten wahr wird · 2003
Wenn Weihnachten wahr wird
9.02003
MovieDrama
Ten-year-old Lena has been looking forward to Christmas for weeks. But three days before Christmas Eve, she falls onto the ice while ice skating and falls into a coma. Her distraught mother Marie spends day and night at her bedside. Two months later, Lena wakes up - she thinks it's just before Christmas. And because Marie has promised that this year's celebration will be extra special for Lena, Christmas has to come a second time - with all the trimmings...
The Pursuit of UnhappinessThe Pursuit of Unhappiness · 2012
The Pursuit of Unhappiness
5.92012
MovieComedy
Based on the best-selling psychology book by Paul Watzlawick, the film tells the story of Tiffany Blechschmid, a neurotic, moony, superstitious, contradictory and, no surprises here, single young woman in her late-twenties.
Frauen sind was WunderbaresFrauen sind was Wunderbares · 1994
Frauen sind was Wunderbares
4.01994
MovieComedy
An attractive teacher is faced with a big problem: she can't decide which of her two “men of the heart” she should choose. She has to choose between her current boyfriend, who is a free-spirited womanizer, and a reserved university lecturer who has a six-year-old son.
A Regular WomanA Regular Woman · 2019
A Regular Woman
7.42019
MovieDrama
Hatun Aynur Sürücü, a German woman of Kurdish origin, was shot dead by her brothers at a bus stop in 2005. The story of a woman who fought for her freedom and independence despite her family's objections, and whose life ended in a horrific murder.
Guys & BallsGuys & Balls · 2004
Guys & Balls
6.32004
MovieComedyRomance
Ecki is a sweet, closeted gay man who works in his family’s bakery and plays goalie in his small town’s soccer team. When he both loses the big game, and is caught flirting with another player, his homophobic teammates throw him out. He vows to return one day with an all-gay team that will grind the heteros into the dust, so he sets off to find his “dream team.” With the help of his nurse sister, Ecki scours local gay bars and eventually assembles a hilariously motley but endearing crew of misfits that includes a leather-daddy threesome, a femme Turk with Beckham fantasies, a secret straight guy in love with the sister, and a seriously cute nurse eager for some private play-time with the goalie. Ecki now has two problems – turning this bunch into a team, and facing his own fears regarding his first romance.
Tiger, Löwe, PantherTiger, Löwe, Panther · 1989
Tiger, Löwe, Panther
9.01989
MovieComedy
The three friends Pat, Nicoletta and Sissy are in their 30s and actually lead very decent lives. But that alone does not satisfy them: Like cats of prey, they are on the hunt for happiness, which they seek in relationships with the opposite sex.
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in KapstadtTödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt · 2017
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
3.82017
MovieThrillerTV Movie
Where is Paul Holthaus? The investigative journalist Rommy Kirchhoff, together with his son Max, is looking for the disappeared lobbyist Paul Holthaus, who has negotiated several times in Cape Town on behalf of Lilian Norgren for their agricultural corporation Norgreen Life. Norgren makes it clear to Rommy that the search for the whistleblower is unwanted and puts her and the boy in danger.
Irren ist männlichIrren ist männlich · 1996
Irren ist männlich
4.31996
MovieComedy
Lawyer Thomas Neumann is extremely successful in his career and happily married to his wife Bettina. Nevertheless, he has a mistress on the side, who one day reveals to him that she wants him to have a child. Thomas agrees, but a sperm test reveals that he is infertile. Now he asks himself the question: who is the real father of his children? His brother Johannes, a priest, helps him to find out the truth. Thomas suspects two former friends with whom he and Bettina used to go on vacation. He invites them to his home so that he can carry out comparative studies in peace, as genetic testing didn't exist back then. One friend has gone mad, the other is blind. The two of them cause Thomas' household a great deal of confusion, especially as he has to entertain an important business partner from overseas at his home.
Vermisst in BerlinVermisst in Berlin · 2019
Vermisst in Berlin
3.32019
Movie
A former investigator searches for a missing refugee child and gets caught up in a maelstrom of ignorance, excessive demands, exploitation - and a willingness to help. A ten-year-old boy runs in front of former investigator Judith Volkmann's car at night in Berlin. What is the child doing alone on the street at this time of night? But the little boy runs off.
Deadly LeaksDeadly Leaks · 2016
Deadly Leaks
4.82016
MovieTV MovieThriller
Journalist Rommy Kirchhoff wants to interview a whistle-blower. Paul Holthaus, lobbyist on behalf of the agricultural company Norgreen Life Inc., is ready to report on the background negotiations on TTIP. But as soon as the explosive interview begins, Rommy is overwhelmed. When she regains consciousness, there is no trace of the informant. Rommy realizes she has entered a story of unprecedented proportions.
WidowsWidows · 1998
Widows
4.31998
MovieComedy
A black comedy about the dream of freedom and the difficulty of obtaining this: While Molly (Eva Mattes), Elisabeth (Katja Flint) and Maria (Ornella Muti) are great friends, but at the same time completely different. Molly is a difficult stressed housewife and mother of three children, Elisabeth is the perfect career woman and Maria uses already in their third marriage sex appeal to get ahead in life. But one day it turns out that the three except their friendship still connects another great thing in common: They are all tired of her life as a wife. And so begins the story of a rabenscharzen comedy about the dream of freedom and the difficulties to achieve this. The only question is: How are they merely their husbands going on?
Lotte Jäger und das tote MädchenLotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen · 2016
Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen
4.22016
MovieCrimeTV Movie
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches PorträtIris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt · 2024
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
2024
MovieDocumentary
She is the grande dame of German and international cinema, always a bit of a rocker chick, freedom-loving, adventurous and willing to take risks. This portrait unfolds Iris Berben's career, which has spanned more than five decades - between the art of film and television, between rock 'n' roll and political commitment.
Silent ShadowSilent Shadow · 1991
Silent Shadow
4.71991
MovieDrama
Linda is a headstrong woman. She marries and lives with her husband Paul in the Ruhr area. But 12 years of marriage do not make Linda happy. She dreams of seeing the sea and is constantly in search of fulfillment. Her husband doesn't understand her. Instead, he goes his own way. They have three children together, but Linda continues to live in her own world. A few days before her dream of the sea comes true, Linda dies in an accident at a freight station.
Operation Zucker - JagdgesellschaftOperation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft · 2016
Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft
6.72016
MovieThriller
Karin Wegemann has been transferred. Instead of being on active duty at the LKA, she has been teaching prospective colleagues at the police academy for several months. But a life at a standstill is not made for a woman who feels most comfortable in a headwind. The career change brings her neither external stability nor inner peace. Her superiors see this too. One evening, Wegemann meets investigative journalist Maik Fellner. Child trafficking in Germany has been Fellner's topic for years, but his articles ultimately have no effect whatsoever, and his harrowing research is at best denigrated as slander. Fellner needs Wegemann, but he needs her as an active police officer. He puts Wegemann under pressure and tells her about a 14-year-old witness who has put him on the trail of a child trafficking ring in Potsdam. Her investigation puts her in dire straits, because the perpetrators also know that there is a witness.
Die CellistinDie Cellistin · 1998
Die Cellistin
8.01998
MovieRomance
Wir lieben das LebenWir lieben das Leben · 2018
Wir lieben das Leben
4.02018
MovieComedy
The good thing about a low point is, you can not fall lower. At least the unemployed Maria Kowalke thinks after her break-up and when the "strange" father re-enters her life. Instead of teaching art education, Maria, who urgently needs work, has to step in as a music teacher in a secondary school. The lack of concentration and insubordination of their 10th graders quickly push them to their limits. It could always be worse! But Maria Kowalke is a teacher who advocates for her students, and her father Max Schellinger a pensioner who is far from the old iron.

TV Shows

MorgenmagazinMorgenmagazin · 1992
Morgenmagazin
5.31992
Series
Kölner TreffKölner Treff · 1976
Kölner Treff
6.81976
Series
House of PromisesHouse of Promises · 2022
House of Promises
6.52022
SeriesDrama
Berlin in the 1920s. A dazzling place, but times are not only golden, they are marked by poverty and crime. Vicky arrives in the city, led by promises of a better life, she’s looking for a job. But as soon as she gets there, her hopes and dreams are met with a cold awakening. With no place to stay and nothing to her name, she hires on to work as a saleswoman at a newly-established, glamorous department store. But the founders are also fighting for survival, just like Vicky. Times are tough, and it’s about to get tougher.
Helen, Fred und TedHelen, Fred und Ted · 2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
SeriesDrama
Psychotherapist Fred Czerny is finding it difficult to retire. So he shares his busy practice in Munich with Ted Fröhlich, an advocate of modern, holistic therapy methods. They are soon joined by Helen Cordes, who no longer wants to wear herself out in a psychiatric clinic. The three shrinks soon find themselves under psychological stress with patients and their own private lives.