Kathrin Gnorski (Schwedt/Oder, 1975) studied at the University of Frankfurt/Main; jointly with Torsten HÁ¶lzel, she authored-directed Tick (2003), her first animated short. She directed, wrote and edited Sir Buttle (2004) and FÁ¼r'n Apple und'n Ei (2005), and wrote and edited Civil War Stories (2005) and One Kind of Officer (2005).