Movies

1988
Cinema and Death
Cinema and Death
6.51988HD
“Why does cinema need death, when it can’t show it?” The filmmaker’s monologue and the discourse of images meet
1984
Deutschlandbilder
Deutschlandbilder
91984HD
This compilation film focuses on the contents of Nazi propaganda shorts such as "The Beauty of Work" (1934), "We Have No Problems" (1933), or "The...
1973
Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von Heftromanen
Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von Heftromanen
81973HD
1969
Wochenschau I: Requiem für eine Firma
Wochenschau I: Requiem für eine Firma
01969HD
A documentary about the events at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb) in November 1968, which led to the termination of the training...
1991
Barrage and Bunker
Barrage and Bunker
6.51991HD
Barrage and Bunker is an essay film about the (narrative) space imagined by fiction films. Reflections and associations about movement in space are...
1970
Die Teilung aller Tage
Die Teilung aller Tage
01970HD
A worker is sitting at a conveyor belt on which light bulbs are coming in at regular intervals. He takes the light bulbs from the conveyor belt and...
2008
Es geht um Alles
Es geht um Alles
6.52008HD
2009
My Father. My Uncle
My Father. My Uncle
02009HD
A charming young German meets his biological parents and siblings in Dubai. The wealthy Iraqi family has found their new home there. Their son Sinan...
1995
Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun
Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun
61995HD
Hans Scharoun has built houses which show not only structural substance and aesthetic forms but also how human beings should live in buildings. This...
1990
Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
01990HD
1968
Johnson & Co. and the Campaign Against Poverty
Johnson & Co. and the Campaign Against Poverty
41968HD
Clearly influenced by Brecht and Jean-Marie Straub, criticizes the reduction of human relations to economic relations as well as the US imperialism...
1976
Der Schauplatz des Krieges. Das Kino von John Ford
Der Schauplatz des Krieges. Das Kino von John Ford
01976HD
Documentary about the films of John Ford.
2008
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
02008HD
Alexander Kluge and Hartmut Bitomsky discuss the film Staub (Dust). Dust is called “matter in the wrong place.” In fact, dust is an...
1997
Four Corners
Four Corners
6.21997HD
James Benning's "Four Corners" uses a specific geographical location to pose larger questions about the United States. Here, the geographic and...
1975
Telekritik: Unter einem Himmel schwarz von Häusern von erloschenen Bränden schwarz
Telekritik: Unter einem Himmel schwarz von Häusern von erloschenen Bränden schwarz
01975HD
1986
Reichsautobahn
Reichsautobahn
71986HD
While working on "Deutschlandbilder" (1983), Hartmut Bitomsky was examining film material produced by the Nazi regime when he came across an...
2001
B-52
B-52
102001HD
A detailed, historical documentary about the construction and capabilities of the United States military's B-52 bomber.
1977
Caravan of Words
Caravan of Words
81977HD
The two-part film by Hartmut Bitomsky is an "essay film with a plot." It revolves around the transportation of books that are meant to go from Munich...
1981
Highway 40 West
Highway 40 West
91981HD
"Highway 40 West" (1980/81) is the first of a series of documentaries by Hartmut Bitomsky (born 1942 in Bremen) which brought him international fame....
2017
Shakkei. Geborgte Landschaften
Shakkei. Geborgte Landschaften
02017HD
Bitomskys new film was inspired by the Japanese shakkei, which stands for the “borrowing” of a landscape. Japanese gardens are often...