Künstler, König und Modell

Johann Gottfried Schadow is only in his early twenties when he is put in charge of the royal sculptor's workshop in Prussia's capital Berlin. He is supported in this position above all by the fair ladies.

The Artists

Director Susanne Ullerich had often asked herself, “How will I earn money [as an artist]?” Because she couldn’t easily answer this and many other questions, she decided to interview other like-minded people. The intervie

Erfolglose Künstler

The film provides insight into the thinking and lifestyle of various unsuccessful artists from different genres.

Miniatures: Many Berlin Artists in Hoisdorf

On a weekend in June 1983, in what was deemed a "country outing,“ an impressive number of artists from Berlin went to a small village in Schleswig-Holstein; their intention was to give the local residents a taste of Berl

Lyonel Feininger – Ein Künstler zwischen den Welten

Lyonel Feininger's work is as individual and unmistakable as he is himself. As a classical modernist artist, he is difficult to categorize. He lived and worked in Germany for a long time. He began his career as a caricat

Benutzt und gesteuert – Künstler im Netz der CIA

Slatan Dudow: A Film Essay about a Marxist Artist

A biographical documentary about the Bulgarian born film director Slatan Dudow (1903–1963).

Erwin Wurm - Der Künstler, der die Welt verschluckt

Portrait of contemporary artist Erwin Wurm. We follow the artist through the preparations of various exhibitions and get an insight into his thinking about and making of art.

Der Unternehmer das Dorf und die Künstler

Warum Mensch sein, wenn man Künstler sein kann?

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

William Kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century. His clients included Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, Abbie Hoffman, H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Adam Clayton

Franz Kafka - Writer between the Worlds

During his lifetime, he commanded the burning of his complete stock of works, letters and writings after his passing away. Fortunately, his publisher and friend didn't carry out his wish and has in this way saved a cruc

Living Sculptures: Film Study for Screen Artist

A nude couple pose in an art studio on a square rug, while the camera does a circular traveling around them; the woman has her right knee on the floor and her right arm raised in front of her face, holding the man's thig

The Artist and the Model

In occupied France in summer 1943, a world-weary famous sculptor finds the desire to work again with the arrival of a beautiful young Spanish refugee.

Quincy

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of Amer

An Observer in Finland

Colonel Timiryazev served in Finland before the independence. His photographs offer a glimpse on his time in the midst of history in the making.

Silence = Death

AIDS victims and activists cope with hardship and society’s ignorance.

Seve: Artist, Fighter, Legend

Seve Ballesteros was an artist, a golfing Picasso. He was a fighter; against back injury, rivals on the golf course, a disintegrating swing, and finally cancer.

Grotte Chauvet - Dans les pas des artistes de la Préhistoire

Thomas Schütte - Ich bin nicht allein

Thomas Schütte's work is always about people. His works have gravity and lightness, but they also show damage, power relations, fears, dependencies, evil, weird and beautiful figures. Schütte studied from 1973 to 1981 a