Alexander Oey

Zen and War

Alexander Oey

Explores how Zen Buddhist monks actively got involved in the Second World War and their position now regarding that participation.

De terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein

Alexander Oey

Hans-Joachim Klein, Daniel Cohn-Bendit

On December 21, 1975, six terrorists from the Revolutionary Cells, led by Carlos 'The Jackal' forced their way into the conference room of the OPEC headquarters in Vienna and took seventy ministers hostage. A gun battle with the police ensued, and three people were killed. One terrorist was seriously wounded. The terrorists managed to escape to Algiers with a few hostages and the wounded man. There the hostages were released. The wounded terrorist was Hans-Joachim Klein. At the moment that Klein arrived in Algiers, he decided to quit terrorism.

There Is No Authority But Yourself

Alexander Oey

Steve 'Ignorant' Williams, Jeremy John Ratter

A Dutch documentary about the history of the anarchist punk band Crass. The film features archival footage of the band, and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher.

The Sound of Progress

Alexander Oey

David Tibet, John Balance

This documentary shows the mindset of the some of the most original and influential artists of the experimental scene (Coil, Current 93, Foetus, Test Dept.). An unprecedented insight into the workings, the methods and the ideas that made these names legendary. Filmed in Hamburg, Amsterdam and London, 1985-1987.