Films by Albert Knechtel

Germany 2019, 53 min
by Albert Knechtel

When the world’s green lungs burn, international experts and politicians take notice. We investigate the unfolding ecological and humanitarian catastrophe wrought by the Amazon rainforest fires in summer 2019.The images of the burning Amazon rainforests horrified people all over the world in the summer of 2019. Suddenly the threat seemed real – the world’s lungs were burning, and politicians, journalists and everyone else agreed that something had to be done. Without the Amazon region, the entir

Germany 2007
by Albert Knechtel

What do King Kong, Hitchcock and Hitler have in common? They all had a crush on blondes! Since ancient times no other hair colour has stimulated our fantasies like this one: symbol for the pure, the innocent, the angel - but also for the seducer, the vamp, the star. ‘The Colour Blond’ takes us on a tongue-incheek journey throughout the history of mankind to explore the global myth of fair hair. From Sleeping Beauty to Barbie, from Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, in fashion and fascism, in movies and