Simon*e Jaikiriuma Paetau has a German father and a Colombian mother. Simon(e) studued at the International Film and TV School (EICTV), Cuba and graduated in Germany from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). Simon(e) worked with Llamia Sanflorenzo in the self-portrait film workshop Queer and Beyond at Ballhaus Naunynstraße. Currenty, Simon(e) is developing their first feature film Lacrimosa and co-curated the exhibition What is queer today is not queer tomorrow at nGbK Berlin in 2014. His short film Oury Jalloh was awarded the Germand Human Rights Film Award. Simon(e)’s short film Mila Caos was invited to international film festivals such as Festival de Cannes – Directors Fortnight, MOMA Documentary Fortnight, International Film Festival Rotterdam. In 2015, the play Gritty Glamour premiered at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, directed by Simon(e). In addition, Simon(e) plays and directs Frutas Afrodisíacas together with Jair Luna and Iury Tojaborg, a co-production of Ballhaus Naunynstraße and Studio Я from 2016.