Films by Stefan Tolz

2021, 80 min
by Sarvnaz Alambeigi

After the revolution of 1979, the gap widened between Iranians in Iran and Iranians abroad. Many people left the country. The next generations born after the revolution in Iran knew nothing about their past or they were completely apathetic about it. A large part of Iranian history was destroyed or burnt in chaos and revolution and what was left for the new generations was an invented history. It is still difficult to discern the lies from the truth. Many Iranians hid their true identities out o

Germany, Great Britain 2017, 93 min
by Thomas Riedelsheimer

Andy Goldsworthy is best known for his ephemeral work with nature. Fifteen years ago Thomas Riedelsheimer met Andy for the first time. He agreed to be followed around and filmed by Thomas. Rivers and Tides a feature-length documentary was released in 2001 and became a very successful film in cinemas, television and DVD distribution.For more than 10 years Andy and Thomas barely kept in touch, but Thomas never lost his interest in him and his work. Thomas Riedelsheimer: "We finally met again in Sc

Switzerland, Germany 2016, 119 min
by Heidi Specogna

It all started with a small school exercise book. But instead of being full of vocabulary, the pages were checkered with the courageous testimonies of 300 Central African women, girls and men. They reveal what Congolese mercenaries did to them between October 2002 and March 2003 in the wake of armed conflict. On their own initiative, they gathered together their testimonies in this book to record the crimes committed against them.As a result of rape, Amzine, a young Muslim woman, gave birth to a

Germany 2016, 92 min
by Thomas Riedelsheimer

The Colour of Yearning is an impressive journey around the world in search of people, places andlandscapes, that make a great human feeling come alive.Qatar, Portugal, Mexico, Japan and Germany – those are the countries in which renowned Germandirector and cameraman Thomas Riedelsheimer is looking for THE COLOUR OF YEARNING. With strikingimages, music, poems and eight touching stories about love, home, hope, nature and freedomthis film talks about the tragedy but also the bliss to be human.92min

2001, 90 min
by Thomas Riedelsheimer

Landscape sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is renowned throughout the world for his work in ice, stone, leaves, wood. His own remarkable still photographs are Goldsworthy's way of talking about his often ephemeral works, of fixing them in time.. Now with this deeply moving film, shot in four countries and across four seasons, and the first major film he has allowed to be made, the elusive element of time adheres to his sculpture.Director Thomas Riedelsheimer worked with Andy Goldsworthy for over a year