Films by Friedrich Rackwitz

Germany 2022, 84 min
by Friedrich Rackwitz

Gamification refers to the transfer of knowledge and elements from the games sector to everyday processes that do not involve games, with the aim of allowing tedious and laborious activities to be experienced as games. This is intended to increase motivation and performance.In the documentary WIN WIN, Friedrich Rackwitz addresses the topic of gamification from three different perspectives: In a cinematic self-experiment lasting several months, Rackwitz uses a fitness app that is supposed to supp

Germany 2016, 83 min
by Friedrich Rackwitz

The dpa (german press-agency) is one of the biggest news agencies in the world, but hardly anyone knows anything about it. NOISE is the first documentary film to cast a glimpse at the making of the news in this institution. How does the world create news and how does news create the world? Looking at the underlying decision making processes, the methods and questions of making the news, the film reveals the inner workings of the dpa. NOISE observes the 'news dealers' of the dpa in different situ