Thomas Heise Movies

  • 1992
    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

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    A group of young people in Halle-Neustadt moving aimlessly between the concrete blocks once built as a socialist model housing estate. Familiar...

    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los
  • 1985
    The People's Police Force, 1985

    The People's Police Force, 1985

    The People's Police Force, 1985

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    Thomas Heise documents the everyday life of the "People's Police Force" in Berlin Mitte.

    The People's Police Force, 1985
  • 1980
    So Why Make a Film About These People?

    So Why Make a Film About These People?

    So Why Make a Film About These People?

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    "This was my first student documentary. I shot it over the Easter vacation in 1980 on 16mm, black-and-white reversal film. Apart from two five-minute...

    So Why Make a Film About These People?
  • 1984
    The House, 1984

    The House, 1984

    The House, 1984

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    Thomas Heise's documentary portrays the meeting of officials and citizens in the district office of Berlin-Mitte in 1984. The movie uniquely displays...

    The House, 1984
  • 2000
    Meine Kneipe

    Meine Kneipe

    Meine Kneipe

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    Heise's first work produced specifically for television: a small film, the portrait of a pub on Rosenthaler Straße in Berlin Mitte, an homage...

    Meine Kneipe
  • 1979
    Imbiß

    Imbiß

    Imbiß

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    Imbiß
  • 2012
    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise

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    With his background in Brechtian theater and the material-like, pure poetic style of his documentaries, Thomas Heise has created his very own kind of...

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise