Career
Originally from Germany, von Carolsfeld moved to Canada after marrying an Icelandic manitoba Despite having degrees in medieval history and literature from German universities, she was rejected when she applied to Ryerson University"s film school for lacking the Ontario-specific Grade 13 in her high school transcripts. Instead, she volunteered with the local cable community channel to gain experience, before taking a job as an assistant to David Cronenberg on M. Butterfly.
As a director, she followed up with the 2013 film Stay and the 2015 film The Saver.
She is based in Montreal, Quebec.
