Matthias Kälin was born on February 15, 1953 in Aarau, Switzerland. He was a cinematographer and director, known for
Douleur d'amour (1987),
Josephsohn Bildhauer (2007) and
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy (2009). He died on September 1, 2008 in Lissabon, Portugal.