He is educated in history at the former Norges Lærerhøgskole (now part of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim, and film production at Volda University College. He has worked as a documentary filmmaker and investigative reporter since 1984, primarily for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK’s television news magazine Brennpunkt. He has directed in excess of 30 films, and has worked extensively in Southern and East-Africa, USA, the Balkans and Russia.