Thoughts on Art

What is art? Is art dead? Since a definitive answer to these questions seems impossible, we are left with nothing more than vague speculation. And how do you make that as incomprehensible as possible? With an art film.

Kunst in Fesseln

Documentary film about the official view of art in the Third Reich and state funding of artistic practice.

Kunst og Ukunst

"Kunst & Ukunst" was the name of an exhibition that was shown at the National Gallery in an occupied Norway in 1942.

Kunst und Ketchup

Early documentary about the pop art scene and happenings in Germany.

Happening, Kunst, Protest 1968

An essayistic documentary about the action art movement that emerged in the 1960s: In interviews with various action artists, including Wolf Vostell, Joseph Beuys and Allan Kaprow, director Helmut Herbst illuminates the

Childhood in Art

How have the changing views on children been reflected in their representation in art? From Baby Jesus to the first photographic portraits, an exploration of six centuries of art history through the prism of childhood.

Entartete Kunst lebt

Short piece concerned with art works forbidden by the nazi regime.

Im Olymp der Kunst

Roundabout Art

In Europe, road junctions have become public art galleries. A road trip across France, Switzerland, the Canary Islands, Greece and Germany exploring the glorious world of roundabout art.

Oslofilm: Kunst i byen

The film offers an insight into Oslo’s art scene, from teaching at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Kunstnernes Hus to major galleries and museums. We visit the National Gallery and encounter key artists such as I.C

Brecht - Die Kunst zu leben

He wanted to revolutionize theater practice and at the same time social awareness: Today Brecht, who was born in Augsburg in 1898 and died in East Berlin in 1956, is one of the most important playwrights of the 20th cent

The Art of Inconsequentiality

A film about the question of what it means to live a life that has no negative consequences.

Menschen - Bauten - Kunst

Frida Kahlo - Giganten der Kunst

Sieto tussen kunst en koren

The artistic achievements of farmer Waalkens and his son Sieto from Finsterwolde viewed in a humorous way. Sieto paints abstract paintings.

Slapstick! - Die Kunst des Scheiterns

A fun-filled cavalcade of stunts, thrills and classic mayhem by the geniuses from the Golden Age os Silent Film Comedy. Also tells the story of Mack Sennett, the King of Silent Comedy.

Kunst in Stein

Kunst aus dem Todeslager

The Nazi concentration and extermination camps were places of incomprehensible cruelty, misery and death. But even here, creation took place. Creation as a means of survival against destruction. Art against dehumanizatio

Wer braucht jetzt Kunst?

The Kummer family stands ready: The Chemnitz-based family of artists is also working from home during the pandemic. Spotlight snapshots of a family caught between standstill and stubborn perseverance.

Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery

Wolfgang Beltracchi got away with forging art masterpieces for over 40 years. He may be egotistical and nihilistic, but his genius in undeniable. He managed to fool gallery owners, historians and investors with the strok