Kogonada
DirectorKogonada is a Korean-American filmmaker known for his unique visual storytelling style and insightful narratives. He gained recognition with his debut feature film "Columbus" in 2017, which received critical acclaim. Kogonada is also recognized for his work on video essays about cinema. While he hasn't received major awards, his distinctive approach to filmmaking has garnered him a dedicated following in the industry.
Films
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Burning Beds
1988 | 83 min | Comedy
It is well known that a German man's love of cars comes before his interest in the opposite sex. Gina wages a two-front war against this state of affairs: as a vehicle inspector at the TÜV, she lovingly seizes her opportunities to take revenge on man and machine, while in her private life she devotes herself to the previously missed sexual revolution with unreserved exploratory fury. What Gina does is done with German thoroughness. Harry, a Brit, values self-control, discretion and restraint. Qualities ...
Brunaupark
2024 | 92 min | Documentary
BRUNAUPARK opens in a Zurich housing estate with five residential blocks, 405 apartments and around 800 residents, all living under the threat of demolition. The Credit Suisse pension fund plans to replace the site with a new development, and 239 households receive eviction notices, turning everyday life into a prolonged state of uncertainty. Over the course of three years, Felix Hergert and Dominik Zietlow observe a community in transition. Some residents move away, others challenge the evictions ...
From the West
2016 | 61 min | Documentary
The camera glides its way through Germany, or more precisely through West Germany, passing by house facades, highway exits, and miniature golf courses. The idea that "West" is more than just a point on the compass is Juliane Henrich's starting point for an essayistic journey through her personal past and the past of German society as a whole.
Vera Lossau - What I See
2012 | 65 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Düsseldorf artist Vera Lossau. How does an artistic idea develop and how is it translated into a work of art? Wolfgang Waldmann accompanies the artist for a year and portrays her creative process in a video diary. The creativity of the artist is under pressure: expectations and the growing dictatorship of art market rules are beginning to threaten her work. Vera Lossau addresses these conflicts and finds ways to integrate them into her artistic process. The Cologne composer ...
On The Edge
2013 | 91 min | Romance
Felix is on the edge. He has got just one thing on his mind: Valerie - his wife, who has recently left him. He returns to the place of their final break-up. Valerie's ex-lover Thomas is also here, but not for sentimental reasons. By chance the two men meet in a restaurant. By chance Felix discovers who he is facing. And then starts the inscrutable game.
The Grass is Greener Everywhere Else
1989 | 78 min | Drama
Warsaw 1988: Jerzy wants to go to the West. His destination is America. But his money is only enough for Berlin for the time being. There he meets Ewa again, whom he met on his last day in Poland. The two become closer. They all take jobs and have little time for each other. Nevertheless, there are some moments of happiness, until Ewa disappears without leaving an address. "Everywhere is better where we are not" - the title is a Polish proverb found on the walls of houses in Warsaw in 1981 after ...
Tlatelolco
2011 | 75 min | Documentary
Lotte Schreiber's documentary illuminates the history of Mexico City by looking at a housing complex in the capital – an epicenter of Mexican cultural history. The Nonoalco Tlatelolco housing complex at the Plaza de las tres Culturas in Mexico City is a vertical city built by modernist architect Mario Pani in the early 1960s as a modern utopia for 72,000 inhabitants. As early as 1521, the Aztecs faced off against the Spanish conquerors at this site. Bloody student protests followed in 1968 and ...
Gate to Heaven
2003 | 88 min | Comedy
After her shift Nisha sneaks into the planes at night and entertains imaginary first class passengers. She meets the young Russian Alexej, who has fled to Germany and works under the table to make ends meet. Their nightly airplane fantasies draws them together, as Alexei dreams of flying - as a pilot.
In The Future They Ate From The Finest Porcelain
2015 | 29 min | Icons & Media Art
IN THE FUTURE THEY ATE FROM THE FINEST PORCELAIN resides in the cross-section between sci-fi, archaeology and politics. Combining live motion and CGI, the film explores the role of myth for history, fact and national identity. A self-proclaimed narrative resistance group makes underground deposits of elaborate porcelain – suggested to belong to an entirely fictional civilization. Their aim is to influence history and support future claims to their vanishing lands.
Zwischennutzung
2022 | 95 min | Documentary
Nestled in a niche between the city's motorway and industrial sites lies a former meat factory, now home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and creatives. From the growl-metal band's rehearsal room to the conceptual artist's studio, the film uncovers a patchwork of interests and perspectives, as diverse as the city itself. Kowalski's documentary offers a refreshing take on urban development, challenging the notion of gentrification by celebrating the beauty of impermanence. With a laid-back ...