Born in Świebodzin/Schwiebus in today’s Poland in 1941, he studied at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb) from 1966 to 1968. Since 1982 he has been a freelance director, writer, cinematographer and producer. His films are chiefly portraits, conceptually constructed portraits of an era, often in the form of long-term documentaries. His subject matters include Berlin’s local history, the division and reunification of Germany, the student movement and the Red Army Faction, poetry videos and video letters used as teaching materials and video installations. He contributes articles to books and magazines and has lectured at the universities of Salzburg, Hildesheim, Magdeburg, Berlin and Beijing.
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