Born in Munich, Germany. After concluding studies of Sociology and Communication Sciences in Munich and Berlin University she worked as a journalist for several newspapers in Germany and for the US radical magazine “Ramparts”. Monica is an independent filmmakers ever since the 60s and between 1977 and 1982 she made films in cooperation with the Palestinian Cinema Institution and the Information Dept.of the PRCS. Currently she is working on digitizing her film archive and on a film project- in-progress titled SHOOTING REVOLUTION. She is a member of the Board of AAMOD (Archive of the Working Class Movement)