Heidi Specogna lives in Berlin. Among her most important films are: Tania La Guerrillera, Tupamaros, The Short Life Of José Antonio Gutierrez, Carte Blanche, The Goalgetters Ship, Pepe Mujica - Lessons from the Flowerbed. 

Cahier Africain received the Swiss Film Award and the German LOLA for Best Documentary Film 2017.