Films by Claus Wischmann

Germany 2018, 84 min
by Martin Baer, Claus Wischmann

Who owns the image(s) of the world? We take more photographs in a single day than we did in the entire twentieth century. Our world transforms itself into its own image. It would be illegal if we were to show you everything we see around us. Because every single image is owned by someone.Copyright-owners of objects, buildings, trademarks and even landscapes claim money for the depiction of their property. The real moneymaker is the wealth of pictures of us all. Who do the pictures of ourselves a

Germany 2014, 94 min
by Claus Wischmann

The Germans may not be renowned for their joie de vivre, but at 11.11 am on the 11.11. is the kickoff for the biggest and longest party in the country, culminating in outlandish costumes and a huge street party on Ash Wednesday. But it is not a time of merriness for all, there are lovers and there are haters. This films puts itself on the side of the haters as they do their best to understand and appreciate what it is that makes the carnival the much loved event that it is. From the street clean

Germany 2010, 95 min
by Martin Baer, Claus Wischmann

"Kinshasa Symphony" shows how people living in one of the most chaotic cities and one of the poorest countries in the world have managed to forge one of the most complex systems of human cooperation ever invented: a symphony orchestra. It is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music. In the fifteen years of its existence, the Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste has survived two violent coups d'état and an ongoing war that has claimed the lives of several million people.