Films by Lilo Mangelsdorff

Germany 2019, 80 min
by Lilo Mangelsdorff

A portrait of the incorporated town Monowi and the only inhabitant Elsie Eiler. She is the head of this one woman town, the majoress and the sheriff. Since more than 40 Years she is running the tavern with the coldest beer in town and the best Hamburgers. Monowi is Nebraska's smallest, as it is titled on the souvenir shirts. Although Elsie Eiler is the only resident, she is not lonely.  Farmers, tourists and former inhabitants come to her, getting a coffee or a beer and talking about old times w

Germany 2016, 83 min
by Lilo Mangelsdorff

This documentary is about a personal encounter between the filmmaker Lilo Mangelsdorff and the composer Barbara Heller, giving us insight into Heller’s life and music.  Heller decided to be a composer relatively late in life, and the influence of the women's movement had a significant impact on her decision.In the film Barbara Heller can be heard in self-reflecting statements, explaining her art of composition as, at the same time, we also hear her music. She performs much of piano pieces hersel

Germany 2008, 84 min
by Lilo Mangelsdorff

This is a film about making music: at all age levels and beyond established standards of quality. The title recalls the Fairy Tale about the Town Musicians of Bremen that set out to find a better life: Donkey, Dog, Cat, and Cock – standing for the most diverse ways to create and experience music together. The film shows amateur musicians who spend their free time with music – in choirs, band, ensembles, and in individual lessons. It shows the work, the practice in keeping the beat, in hitting th