Kurt Langbein studied sociology at the University of Vienna. He now works as documentarist and reporter for the Austrian Broadcasting System (ORF). He is managing director of the production company Langbein & Partner Media. Documentary titles to his credit include The Sense of Endowment (2011), Crossing Borders (2012), Miracle of Healing (2012), and Land Grabbing (2015), which ran in competition at the 19th CinemAmbiente.