Films by Walter Steffen

Germany 2023, 82 min
by Klaus-Peter Hütt, Walter Steffen

The feature film ALPINE SHEPHERD'S LAST SUMMER follows the shepherd Peppi Hornsteiner from driving up his sheep flock with more than 400 animals to Alpine pastures in the Karwendel Mountains in spring, till bringing down the flock to the Mittenwald valley in fall. The film shows close insights of primary rural life in the high mountain region. It tells a unique story of passion and companionship, love of nature, jeopardies and essential challenges and the archaic bond between mankind and animals

Germany 2021, 108 min
by Walter Steffen

Two extraordinary musicians on an extraordinary trip - barefeet through the Alps. The crazy and adventerous musical tour during the Corona summer 2020 turns into a pilgrimage to nature and freedom and finally to the soul of music.

2019, 98 min
by Walter Steffen

GHOSTS OF THE ALPS tells archaic mysteries and legends of the Bavarian Alps. It's focus is on the authentic narrations of native and initiated people, shamans and taletellers who are living with their ancient heritage since many generations. Thrilling stories, great cinematic views and stunning reenactment scenes carry the audience into another world. Hence this film shows clearly how deep the former people once where connected with ensouled Mother Nature and her living spirits. "Breathtaking ci

Germany 2018, 90 min
by Walter Steffen

JOY IN IRAN follows three "Clowns Without Borders" on their roadshow through Iran - in homes for orphans and street kids, hospitals, psychiatric clinics and refugee camps. It highlights human encounter, tells about odd but although humorous situations and stories. The film becomes a moving reflexion of the power of humor and love and the long-lasting, healing impact on traumatised children and adults. Last but not least it is a human portrait of a controversary country with never seen aspects.

Germany 2017, 95 min
by Walter Steffen

In great pictures the film tells the thrilling history of the Bavarian raftsmen, which is more than thousands years old and connects the archaic occupation and the authentic stories of these brave craftsmen with our present and modern times.

2015, 84 min
by Walter Steffen

Four artists of 'Clowns Without Borders Germany' on their trip to eight German refugee camps in Summer 2015. Touching impressions in the German camps; silent tales about extreme experiences; animated paintings of the children telling their own stories and a clown’s show for kids and adults who had to escape from war, persecution and hunger. Four clowns and their task: giving loughter, light and happiness to those who had gone through darkness and hell.HAPPY WELCOME is an extraordinary film about

Germany 2014, 88 min
by Walter Steffen

Traditionals and jazz, jodeling and blues, beats from Balkan, reggae and ska – the music of Bavaria is much more colorfull as it is exspected. The film BAVARIA VISTA CLUB reflects the history of traditional and portraits the multiplicity of the avantgarde of contemporary Bavarian music.“You could never imagine how many wonderful, crazy and clever Bavarians you could see in one movie…” reports one of the most common German newspapers.The film portraits seven bands, focuses on the personalites of

Germany 2011, 90 min
by Walter Steffen

STRAIGHT ASIDE portraits eight extraordinary people from upper Bavaria who chose a life beyond the society but still live with us and enrich our lifes. The protagonists are telling about their lively dreams, about their different aims and their personal utopias. They tell about their hurdles on the roads of life, about their ticks and tricks, about their sublimes ideas, about their search for fortune and about the adventure of life. The film conveys that some of these people have a spiritual kin

Germany 2010, 96 min
by Walter Steffen

The documentary END OF THE LINE SEESHAUPT tells the story of the deathtrain that departed Dachau sub-camp Muehldorf Mettenheim in April 1945. Loaded with 4,000 prisoners it was sent on a fiveday odyssey through Bavaria. During his present trainride Louis Sneh, a survivor of the holocaust who at the time was a 17, tells of the camp, of the cold freight car, of the incidents at the train stations and of the liberation in Seeshaupt. Contemporary witnesses at the train stops recounting the events th