Tuki Jencquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1974 where he attended the German school. He has a degree in film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a Master of Business Administration from IESA, Venezuela.
He founded Orinokia Filmproduktion in 2018 when he moved to Germany. As a director and cameraman he has worked with Deutsche Welle and for Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei.
His first feature-length documentary, ESTÁ TODO BIEN, gives a rare voice to the victims of Venezuela’s public health system collapse. It was shown in the Best of Fests section at IDFA 2018 and won numerous international awards. JACKIE THE WOLF is his second documentary feature.
He is a member of the German documentary association AG-Dok and a Eurodoc 21 alumni.
Tuki Jencquel, 2023
DE, FR | 52' / 93'