Films by Heiner Heinke

Germany 2017, 104 min
by Heiner Heinke

In the 1970s, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein became known for his camera work on the side of many significant directors of the so-called New German Cinema, directors like Werner Schroeter, Herbert Achternbusch and Alexander Kluge. He became famous, however, for his wonderful images in the legendary films by Werner Herzog. Since then, he prefers to work on projects which allow him to face extreme challenges and continuously observe the world from a completely new cinematic perspective.Today, Jörg Schmidt-