Films by Volker Sattel

Germany, France 2022, 105 min
by Philip Scheffner

A bus stop, a town square, a few blocks of houses in the suburb of a small French town, in Chatellerault. Zohra Hamadi, an Algerian citizen, can stand upright thanks to several metal rods, and now seems free of her debilitating scoliosis – the very reason for her immigration to France. By a twist of fate, this same recovery leads to her residence permit being revoked by the French State: she must consequently disappear, become invisible and inaudible. Choosing to make what he describes as State-

2022, 86 min
by Volker Sattel, Francesca Bertin

The Tara is a river on the outskirts of Taranto whose waters are believed to have healing properties; bathing there is a tradition for the inhabitants of the city. Starting from this bucolic place, Volker Sattel and Francesca Bertin take us on a journey through a territory where myths clash with reality and where so-called progress has taken a heavy toll on nature and society.With Jasmine Pisapia, Adriana Sellani, Cataldo Ranieri, Marco Tomasicchio, Vincenzo Romito.Produced by Volker Sattel FuFi

Germany 2016, 40 min
by Volker Sattel

The portrait of a house without supporting walls. A bold dome made of concrete, an open space–right in the middle of the bizarre rock formations of a rugged coast made of reddish granite. The house belonged to actress Monica Vitti and director Michelangelo Antonioni. The emptiness of the »cupola« and the deserted quality of the site are the starting point for speculating – at this place Antonioni wrote the script for ZABRISKIE POINT. Seemingly at random, figures wind up in the image and enter th

Germany 2014, 40 min
by Volker Sattel, Stefanie Gaus

First triangles, then hexagons – the hexagon as the geometric DNA of an erratic architectural structure with an eerie lack of scale. Slowly, in the succession of hallways, apertures, views, and spaces, an enormous construction is disclosed. Already in its first images, Beyond Metabolism conveys a fascination for a utopia of architecture that imagines life in future societies in flexible, large structures, expandable at will. We find ourselves in the interior of the International Conference Cente

Germany 2013, 52 min
by Mathias Frick

The documentary portrays one of the world’s most renowned architects: the Japanese 'Master of Minimalism' Tadao Ando. His award-winning brutalist architecture creates a spectacular connection between Japanese tradition and contemporary modernism. The film introduces Ando’s world-famous buildings and accompanies him at work. Ando personally shares his sources of inspiration and motivation with us. This is the first episode of a series on the world's greatest architects, called BAUKUNST.

Germany 2011, 98 min
by Volker Sattel

UNDER CONTROL unfolds a panorama of the ‘peaceful’ use of atomic energy in Germany. By a wide view, this documentary makes the real challenges and incredible efforts visible and shows what nuclear power demands from the humankind. The documentary does not tell the control of the nuclear fission process as a chronological plot but provides a prism of places and sites that not only refracts the scenes of the German atomic age but reflects beyond the current situation. Through a look at a technolog