TV Movies


1979

7777 Meilen
road movie, with Bettine Woernle, 124 mins.

1981

Zattere 51
book by Gaston Salvatore
doc-feature film against the background of the venetian carnival, 79 mins., director

1992

Rampenfieber
movie about the music festival Printemps de Bourges, 80 mins., director

1994

Eine Opernaffäre
including René Jacobs,Robert Gambill, Laura Aikin, Jean-Louis Martinoty, scriptwriter/director, Media Net Award 1995, 124 mins.

2000

Von New York zum Mississippi – Eine Jazzreise in die Neue Welt
road movie with German All Stars Klaus Doldinger, Manfred Schoof, Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Dauner, Eberhard Weber and Wolfgang Haffner, nominated for a Golden Rose of Montreux, scriptwriter/director, 60 mins.

2004

Rendezvous in den Tropen – Eine Jazzreise mit den German All Stars
part 2 of the road movie with the greatest German jazz musicians cooperating with many south american musicians, including the 1st symphony orchestra of Uruguay. The recording starts at the famous Teatro Amazonas in Manaus and end at Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. funded by Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen. scriptwriter/director, 90 mins.

2005

Welcome to America – Mit den German All Stars von New York nach Montevideo
Welcome to America – From New York to Montevideo with German All Stars, combination of both road movies with the German All Stars, „Von New York zum Mississippi and Rendezvous in den Tropen“, script/director, 90 mins.

2015

Der letzte Salon
Sissy Strauss, New York, Vienna, script/director

Features & Short Movies


1984

Das Geheimnis der Wünschelrute, 45min., script/director

1985

Der Reichsgraf – Aus dem Alltag einer Adelsfamilie, 45 mins., script/director

1986

Herbsttag – by R.M.Rilke, with Mathieu Carrière, sciptwriter/director, 10 mins.

1989

Meredith Monk in concert –recording from „Spiegelzelt“, 30 mins.

1990

Klänge aus dem Eis – Neue deutsche Musik in der UdSSR with Ensemble Modern, Mauricio Kagel, Heiner Göbbels, 60 mins., director

1991

Der Schauspieler als Brandstifter – portrait of Ulrich Wildgruber, 45 mins., script/director

1991

Les Sensibles des Schallstadt – Schlager parodies from 5 decades, 60 mins., script/director

1992

Spielgefährten des Olymp – movie essay about the artist avantgarde in Barcelona, script: Ulla Middendorf, director

1993

Spiel, Satz, Schlußapplaus – portrait of „Bundesjugendorchester“, 60 mins., script/director

1993

Chopin an der Ruhr – movie essay about the Ruhrgebiet, 60 mins., script/director

1994

Erotische Phantasien phantasies of erotic „confessions“ of Georg Stefan Troller, Christine Kaufmann, Georgette Dee, Konstantin Wecker and Yoko Tawada, scriptwriter/director, 30 mins.

1996

Die Kunst, lustvoll zu leben – movie essay/play, with Katharina Thalbach, Darie Cardyn and others, scriptwriter: Dieter Thomae, 45 mins., director

1997

Das zweite Leben des Filmkomponisten Peer Raben nominated for the Grimme Award, scriptwriter/director, 60 mins.

1998

Abenteuer der Freiheit – Ein Spiel mit Grenzen – with Ulrich Wildgruber, scriptwriter: Dieter Thomae, director

1998

Regina – Eine Revolutionsoper, script: Heinrich Pachl, 45 mins., director

2001

Aus der Fuge ger@ten – J.S.Bach in a virtual studio, with Ensemble Favori, old music, artistically designer with the newest technical possibilities of visual aesthetics, nominated for different festivals, scriptwriter/director, 30 mins.

2001

Mensch Hermann – Sag mir, wo die Helden sind, a movie essay about the Germans and their heroes (beginning with Hermann dem Cherusker), not to be taken too seriously, scriptwriter: Heinrich Pachl, 45 mins., director

2002

Schubert auf der Reise nach Dortmund, with Udo Samel and pianists Amir Katz, Ai Mothashi, Stefania Neonato and Sabine Simon, 45 mins., script/director

TV Shows


1972-1975

Uni-Audimax, student magazine, freelance worker from 1972-1975

1974-1977

PipelineGrimme Award 1974, scriptwriter (editor: Rainer Nohn)

1980-1981

Götter, Gräber und Experten – series about development policy 1980/81, scriptwriter, editor, presenter – Grimme Award 1981

1988

Endspurt 88 – Die Nacht ist nicht allein zum Schlafen da – Sylvester-Revue, 178 mins.

1990

Immer wieder Anfang – 25 years WDRs 3rd programm – anniversary show, 140 mins.

1984-1992

lyrics – literary revue from historic „Spiegelzelt“ Het Danspalais, 13 x 75-90 mins.

1996-1997

Pariser Journaledit of the legendary series by Georg Stefan Troller from 1962-71, 17 episodes x 45 minutes

Editor/Producer


1984

Der gekaufte Sommer, scriptwriter/director: Michael Busse, 95 mins.

1987

Bombenstimmung – Unterhaltung unterm Hakenkreuz, scriptwriter/director: Volker Kühn, 44 mins.

1991

Mörderische Entscheidungworld’s first interactive television show, idea and editorial office nominated for the Grimme Award, director: Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2 x 94 mins.

Theatre Productions


1986

Sprache der Liebe – Literatur als Erotikliterature as eroticism – a scenic roundelay (tv/theater co-production, editor), 60 mins.

1990

Lyrik und Jazzfundraiser „Künstler für Künstler“, scriptwriter and director: Volker Kühn (tv/theater co-production, artistic director), 87 mins.

1992

Deliriumscript: Hans Magnus Enzensberger, director: George Tabori (tv/theater co-production, artistic director), 110 mins.

2002

Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moralgala for the „Bar jeder Vernunft“’s 10th anniversary, opening revue from the tepee at Kanzleramt in Berlin, with Otto Sander, Max Raabe, Dominique Horwitz, Meret Becker, Georgette Dee, Tim Fischer, Hudson Shad, Brigitte Mira, Maren Kroymann, Gerd Wameling and the Pfister siblings, presenters: Alfred Biolek and Gayle Tufts, scriptwriter/director, 140 mins.

2004

Mischpoche oder Wer ist eigentlich Schapirotheater production – Berlin, beginning of the 20th century, a game for lust and love, about the eroticism of power endangerd by Eros. Full of intrigues, irony and jewish wit, scenic reading at Kölner Theater – with Max Volkert Martens, Christiane Paul, Peter Fitz and others, scriptwriter: Hansgeorg Koch, director

2006

Köln in Wien – literature and music, Roter Salon at Volkstheater Vienna

2007

Pannonisches Fress – und Sauftheater a musical-culinary play

2012

Augenlustgala at Wiener Odeon (with Maria Happel, Peter Simonischek, Serarpionstheater and Peter Sloterdijk, Selmer Saxharmonic under the direction of Milan Turkovic)