About

Known credits:
126
Birthday:
1948-01-22
Place of birth:
Achim, Germany
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Heinz Emigholz

Overview

Born in 1948 near Bremen in Germany, Heinz Emigholz trained first as a draftsman before studying philosophy and literature in Hamburg. He began filmmaking in 1968 and has worked since 1973 as a filmmaker, artist, writer and producer in Germany and the USA. In 1974 he started his encyclopaedic drawing series The Basis of Make-Up . He looks back on numerous exhibitions, retrospectives, lectures and publications. In 1984 he started his film series Photography and beyond. He has held a professorship in Experimental Filmmaking at the Universität der Künste Berlin from 1993 to 2013, and co-founded the Institute for Time-based Media and the program Art and Media, there. Since 2012 member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. In 2003 Filmgalerie 451 started an edition of all his films on DVD. Publications a.o.: Krieg der Augen, Kreuz der Sinne (War of Eyes, Cross of Senses), Seit Freud gesagt hat, der Künstler heile seine Neurose selbst, heilen die Künstler ihre Neurosen selbst (Since Freud Said That the Artist Heals His Neuroses Himself, Artists Have Been Healing Their Neuroses Themselves), Normalsatz – Siebzehn Filme (Ordinary Sentence – Seventeen Films) and Das schwarze Schamquadrat (The Black Sqare of Shame) (all four books at Verlag Martin Schmitz); Die Basis des Make-Up (I) and (II), Der Begnadete Meier (Grace Jones), Kleine Enzyklopädie der Photographie (Little Encyclopaedia of Photography) and Die Basis des Make-Up (III) (in Die Republik No. 68-71, 76-78, 89-91, 94-97 and 123-125); Sense of Architecture with more than 600 photographs.

Known for

Acting
2023 Slaughterhouses of Modernity Actor (voice over) N/A
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2009 Saturn Returns Actor Edgar 58
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1995 Brother of Sleep Actor Haintz 59
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1993 Stalingrad Actor Edgar Emigholz 66
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1988 The Meadow of Things Actor 59
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1985 Home Movies 1971-81 Actor N/A
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1984 Fury Is a Feeling Too Actor N/A
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1984 Committed Actor Dr. Kraus N/A
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1983 Die blaue Distanz Actor Voice at telephone N/A
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1982 Ordinary Sentence Actor N/A
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1982 Macumba Actor Vinzenz Nola N/A
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1979 Execution: A Story of Mary Actor Narrator (voice) 58
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1977 Der Ort der Handlung Actor N/A
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1976 Bartleby Actor N/A
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Bombenwerfer Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 The Suit Directing Director N/A
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2023 Slaughterhouses of Modernity Directing Director N/A
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2022 Salamone, Pampa Directing Director N/A
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2022 Mamani in El Alto Directing Director N/A
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2021 The Last City Directing Director 60
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2021 Berlin [Underground] Directing Director N/A
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2021 WEISS hoch ZWEI Directing Director N/A
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2021 Casa Golly Directing Director N/A
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2021 Antivilla Directing Director N/A
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2020 The Lobby Directing Director N/A
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2019 Years of Construction Directing Director 59
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2018 Two Basilicas Directing Director N/A
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2017 Dieste [Uruguay] Directing Director 59
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2017 Streetscapes [Dialogue] Directing Director 58
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2017 2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet] Directing Director 58
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2016 Bickels [Socialism] Directing Director 59
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2016 Le Corbusier [IIIII] Asger Jorn [Relief] Directing Director 59
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2014 The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III Directing Director 59
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2014 Two Museums Directing Director 59
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2013 Winter Directing Director N/A
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2012 Perret in France and Algeria Directing Director 59
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2012 Parabeton: Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete Directing Director 58
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2011 A Series of Thoughts Directing Director N/A
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2009 Sense of Architecture Directing Director N/A
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2009 Two Projects by Friedrich Kiesler Directing Director N/A
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2009 Ornament und Verbrechen Directing Director N/A
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2008 Loos Ornamental Directing Director N/A
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2007 Schindler's Houses Directing Director 59
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2005 D’Annunzio’s Cave Directing Director 58
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2005 The Basis of Make-Up III Directing Director N/A
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2005 Miscellanea III Directing Director N/A
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2003 Goff in the Desert Directing Director 59
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2001 Miscellanea II Directing Director 59
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2001 Miscellanea I Directing Director N/A
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2001 The Basis of Make-Up II Directing Director N/A
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2001 Maillart's Bridges Directing Director 58
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2001 Sullivan's Banks Directing Director 58
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1991 The Holy Bunch Directing Director 59
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1988 The Meadow of Things Directing Director 59
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1985 Die Basis des Make-Up Directing Director N/A
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1983 The Basis of Make-Up I Directing Director N/A
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1982 Ordinary Sentence Directing Director N/A
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1977 Demon Directing Director 58
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1976 Wandsbek Gartenstück Directing Director N/A
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1976 Schuhstück Directing Director N/A
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1976 Cup Piece Directing Director N/A
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1976 Schenec-Tady III Directing Director 59
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1976 Hotel Directing Director N/A
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1975 Schenec-Tady II Directing Director 59
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1975 Brooklyn Bathroom Piece Directing Director N/A
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1975 Tide Directing Director N/A
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1975 Stair Piece Directing Director N/A
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1974 Arrowplane Directing Director N/A
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1973 Schenec-Tady I Directing Director 59
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Innsbruck, March 6th 2023 Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Slaughterhouses of Modernity Writing Writer N/A
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2022 Mamani in El Alto Writing Screenplay N/A
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2021 The Last City Writing Writer 60
Fair
2017 Dieste [Uruguay] Writing Writer 59
Average
2017 Streetscapes [Dialogue] Writing Writer 58
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2017 2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet] Writing Writer 58
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2016 Bickels [Socialism] Writing Writer 59
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2011 A Series of Thoughts Writing Writer N/A
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2009 Two Projects by Friedrich Kiesler Writing Writer N/A
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2005 D’Annunzio’s Cave Writing Writer 58
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2005 Miscellanea III Writing Writer N/A
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2005 The Basis of Make-Up III Writing Writer N/A
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2001 Miscellanea II Writing Writer 59
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2001 Miscellanea I Writing Writer N/A
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2001 Maillart's Bridges Writing Writer 58
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2001 The Basis of Make-Up II Writing Writer N/A
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1991 The Holy Bunch Writing Screenplay 59
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1983 The Basis of Make-Up I Writing Writer N/A
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1982 Ordinary Sentence Writing Writer N/A
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1976 Schenec-Tady III Writing Writer 59
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1975 Schenec-Tady II Writing Writer 59
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1974 Arrowplane Writing Writer N/A
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1973 Schenec-Tady I Writing Writer 59
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Production
2017 2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet] Production Producer 58
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Camera
2023 Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben Camera Director of Photography 59
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2021 The Last City Camera Director of Photography 60
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2017 Dieste [Uruguay] Camera Director of Photography 59
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2017 2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet] Camera Director of Photography 58
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2016 Bickels [Socialism] Camera Director of Photography 59
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2014 The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III Camera Director of Photography 59
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2014 Two Museums Camera Camera Operator 59
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2005 D’Annunzio’s Cave Camera Director of Photography 58
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1991 The Holy Bunch Camera Director of Photography 59
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1987 She Must Be Seeing Things Camera Director of Photography 58
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Crew
2023 Slaughterhouses of Modernity Crew Cinematography N/A
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2022 Mamani in El Alto Crew Cinematography N/A
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2021 Antivilla Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Streetscapes [Dialogue] Crew Cinematography 58
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2005 The Basis of Make-Up III Crew Cinematography N/A
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2001 The Basis of Make-Up II Crew Cinematography N/A
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1989 Virgin Machine Crew Thanks 58
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1984 Committed Crew Cinematography N/A
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1983 The Basis of Make-Up I Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2023 Slaughterhouses of Modernity Editing Editor N/A
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2022 Mamani in El Alto Editing Editor N/A
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2021 The Last City Editing Editor 60
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2021 Antivilla Editing Editor N/A
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2017 Dieste [Uruguay] Editing Editor 59
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2017 Streetscapes [Dialogue] Editing Editor 58
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2017 2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet] Editing Editor 58
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2016 Bickels [Socialism] Editing Editor 59
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2014 The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III Editing Editor 59
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2005 The Basis of Make-Up III Editing Editor N/A
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2001 The Basis of Make-Up II Editing Editor N/A
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1983 The Basis of Make-Up I Editing Editor N/A
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1982 Ordinary Sentence Editing Editor N/A
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