Films by Robin Epkenhans

Germany 2021, 90 min
by Rainer Bärensprung, Robin Epkenhans

When Werner Herzog was still a child, his father was beaten to death before his eyes. His mother was overwhelmed with his upbringing and thereupon shipped him off to one of the toughest youth welfare institutions in Freistatt. This was followed by a career as a bouncer in the city's most notorious music club and an attempt to start a family. Today, the 77-year-old from Bielefeld lives with his dog Lucky in a lonely house in the country. Despite adverse living conditions, he has survived in his o

2019, 133 min
by Rainer Bärensprung, Robin Epkenhans

The documentary provides an insight into the history of the Jaguar Club, which was founded by Carola Frauli in 1966 in the disused Scala cinema in Herford. Furthermore, nine men and women from the Herford district who are now over 65 years old and who were guests at the Jaguar Club at that time are portrayed. Accompanied by a lot of beat and rock music from the 1960s, the film follows its protagonists with documentary recordings into the past and accompanies them with the camera in the present.