German filmmaker Susanne Heinrich wrote four books between the ages of 19 and 25. She was nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, received fellowships at Villa Aurora L.A. and Casa Baldi Olevano Romano, and she sings in several bands. She studies at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (dffb). "Aren't You Happy?" is her first feature film and won the Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis 2019.