Hans Pfleiderer is a filmmaker and engineer. He studied architecture at the Technical University Berlin with a diploma. He worked as a stage and lighting designer with Eric Veenstra from ArtLab Studios Berlin. He completed a Master program in Production Design at the American Film Institute and assisted legendary production designer Robert Boyle. As a visual consultant, he worked for the documentary The Man on Lincoln’s Nose, which was nominated for an Oscar in the category Documentary Shorts in 2001. He designed the Broadcast Studio for James Cameron's Earthship.TV, the feature films L.A. Twister, A House on a Hill, and many more. He was Visual Effects Designer and creator of digital storyboards on Minority Report, Panic Room and Supervisor on commercials and music videos. He worked as a project manager and in various other functions for ARRI designing broadcast lighting systems. In 2018 he founded his German production company Hans Pfleiderer Engineering. As a director, he recently completed the feature documentary Moonwatcher: A Personal Odyssey about Dan Richter, best known for his work with Stanley Kubrick as choreographer and star in the legendary opening scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey released in 1968. Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001 said about him: «Dan is the most famous unknown actor in the world».