Born in 1963, the young Jörg was brought up among Japanese monster films, comic-books and super-heroes; no doubt that his parents, by offering him a Super 8 camera for his communion, were unconsciously providing him with the voice of subversion.

He quickly saw the world with a critical eye, whether it be of his family, politics or culture. The world he lived in oppressed and inspired him, sometimes at the expense of others. He mocks his father in Mein Papi (1981), a short film that provokes hilarity in punk clubs where it is projected, or he parodies the super-heroes in Captain Berlin (1982). In 1984, Jörg Buttergeit and Manfred Jelinski directed So war das SO36, a documentary about the legendary indie/punk club, then he directed Hot Love (1985), a horrific short film forewarning his death tetralogy presented at the LUFF. Initiated with the sulfurous Nekromantik in 1987, it generated a cult following among the amateurs of extreme cinema across the world, but also attracted the criticism of many detractors. Since then, Buttergeit has devoted himself to the writing of controversial radiophonic plays (Ed Gein Superstar), directing a TV series (Lexx), documentaries (the series Au Coeur de la nuit, for Arte, Monsterland on the kaiju eiga) and also plays for the theatre (Captain Berlin VS Hitler).