According to Samantha Morton, Corbijn mortgaged his house to raise finance for the film Control.
He is an accomplished and very popular still photographer. He has
photographed bands such as U2, R.E.M. and filmed videos for bands
like Nirvana ("Heart Shaped Box"), Metallica ("Hero of the Day") and
Depeche Mode (with whom he collaborates since 1986)
As he admired Joy Division's music and collaborated with them, his first
feature film Control (2007) focused on the life of their late singer Ian Curtis.