Films by Björn Kurt

Germany 2010, 78 min
by Sabine Pollmeier (PARNASS FILM)

New York, the city of skyscrapers. In the midst of this skyline one new tower is creating a furore. It is the Hearst Tower, built by the British architect Norman Foster. Norman Foster’s high-rise has been standing on the edge of Central Park since the end of 2006. The Hearst Tower rises 182 meters into the sky. A rather modest height. And soon this small-scale skyscraper may be overlooked on the dense New York skyline. If it were not for its facade! It looks like a polished diamond in the middle

Germany 2010, 43 min

Mit 24 Jahren war er der jüngste Spielleiter der Passionsspiele in Oberammergau: Christian Stückl. Dort ist er aufgewachsen, und dort hat er seine Liebe zum Theater entdeckt. Oberammergau ist bis heute sein Lebensmittelpunkt – trotz der Karriere, die er bereits an Deutschlands Bühnen gemacht hat. Und seine Begeisterung ist ansteckend. Denn Christian Stückl lebt für das Theater. So lange er denken kann. Oberammergau ist weltbekannt für seine Passionsspiele. Seit fast vierhundert Jahren wird dort

Germany 2009, 78 min
by Sabine Pollmeier (PARNASS FILM)

3x26min or78 minPart one: Hearst Tower, New York Part two: Turning Torso, Malmoe Part three: Torre Agbar, Barcelona This is architecture for the 21st century. The series Up to the Sky presents three of the latest and outstanding skyscrapers. Three new towers in New York, Malmö and Barcelona that have set new standards in world architecture.Never before have so many skyscrapers have been built like in the first decade of the 21st century. Thanks to computer technology, today calculations and cons