Sauper studied photography in the US, then film directing at the
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in
Vienna, and the
Universite de Paris. He was also a guest student at the
FEMIS after receiving an
ERASMUS grant. His Cinema thesis, published in Vienna, was entitled: "Film as testament", and focused on the three last films of the directors
Cyril Collard,
Andrey Tarkovsky, and
Joris Ivens ("Die Verdichtung"). Sauper graduated with a special mention as director from film school, receiving a Bachelor of Arts. ==Filmography==