Joseph Beuys, the man with the hat, was the first German artist to be given a solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Thirty years after his death he feels like a visionary who was, and still is, ahead of his time. From previously unpublished audio and video footage Veiel creates an associative, porous portrait which, like the artist himself, opens up spaces for ideas rather than proclaiming statements.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 47 min.
- Country, year
- Germany, 2017
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- German, English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Andres Veiel
- Screenplay
- Andres Veiel
- Producers
- Thomas Kufus
- Cinematography
- Jörg Jeshel
- Music
- Ulrich Reuter, Damian Scholl
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin Film Festival
Director
Andres Veiel
Andres Veiel studied directing and dramaturgy at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin under Krzysztof Kieślowski. He directed his first documentary in 1992, followed by "Balagan" (Berlinale 1994) and "Black Box BRD" (Berlinale 2002). His feature film debut "If Not Us, Who" premiered in the Berlinale Competition in 2011 and won the Alfred Bauer Prize.