Born in Santa Monica in 1930, Kenneth Anger is one of the most enigmatic figures of New American Cinema. Many stories are entwined around countless films that were planned, cancelled, stolen, destroyed voluntarily and by someone else. Often recut by Anger or given a new soundtrack, nine films - completed between 1947 and 1980 - remain as unique ma…

Born 1961 in Bielefeld. Studied art and German at the University of Bielefeld; from 1987-91 free art at the University of Fine Arts in Braunschweig. Exhibitions, participations in exhibitions and films - many in collaboration with Dirk Schaefer - since 1979.
Founding member of the film cooperative ALTE KINDER (1985). Numerous prizes and awards; pa…

Ernie Gehr (born 1943) is one of the most important independent filmmakers in the United States. Since the first screenings of Morning and Wait, he has completed 71 films that stand out for the highest degree of pure cinematic energy and expressiveness. Objective and lyrical at first glance, Gehr's work explores the perceptual as he ponders the wo…

In a sense, I consider all my footage as "found". (Eureka! I found it!) Being both cinematographer and realizer results in a shift in responsibility. As a realizer, I try to look at the material as SUCH and not as MINE. The person who shot the material no longer exists, he left a trace, an impression, some clues. I often try to make the raw footag…