Bernd Euscher was born in 1957 in Wuppertal. He has edited over 40 feature films, television films and feature-length documentaries. In the 1970s, he shot his own films on Super 8 and went on to study documentary film under Krzysztof Kieślowski, among other subjects. Euscher has worked with directors including Andres Veiel, Peter Lichtefeld and Jan Schomburg. The films on which he has worked have won numerous awards.