Nicola Graef

Mein Leben: Siri Hustvedt

Nicola Graef

Siri Hustvedt, Nicola Graef

Siri Hustvedt reveals unusually intimate things in My Life. Openly and directly she talks about her childhood, her life with three sisters and the everyday life as a writer with Paul Auster and daughter Sophie Auster in Brooklyn. A life without writing would be unthinkable for Siri Hustvedt.

Neo Rauch - Gefährten und Begleiter

Nicola Graef

Neo Rauch

Documentary about Leipzig artist Neo Rauch, who is considered to be one of the seminal painters of his generation. Born in 1960, Rauch lost his parents in an accident while he was still a baby. He studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig, and rose to international fame in the 1990s. Rauch, whose paintings often revolve around notions of home, is one of the most eminent figures of the Leipzig New School.

Caspar David Friedrich - Wanderer zwischen den Welten

Frauke Schlieckau, Nicola Graef

Mai Horlemann

Ich. Immendorff

Nicola Graef

Jörg Immendorff, Oda Jaune

Documentary film about the painter and sculptor Jörg Immendorff who ranks among the most important German artists. The filmmakers accompanied Immendorff over a period of two years – until his death in May 2007. The artist had been living for nine years knowing that he was terminally ill with ALS. The film shows how Immendorff continued to work with unabated energy and how he tried not to let himself be restrained by his deteriorating health.

Strip, Sex & Crime - Die Geschichte der Chippendales

Julia Zinke, Nicola Graef

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs

Heike Dickebohm, Nicola Graef

Carol Connors, Leonard Maltin

Otto Dix: Der Schonungslose Maler

Nicola Graef

The painter Otto Dix (1891-1969) dissected and exposed his time like no other. The portraits from the world of the milieu of whores and suitors, of sexual violence, were a taboo break. His brutal depiction of war shook society - he was a ruthless chronicler of his day. In contrast, private life with his wife and children shows the gentle side of the provocative painter. Nicola Graef's film "Otto Dix - The Ruthless Painter" is dedicated to this interplay of life and work. Like few other artists, Dix used his personal experiences and experiences as the basis for his work.

William Kentridge - Südafrika, die Revolution und die Kunst

Nicola Graef

Prinz Hollywood - Frederic von Anhalt

Nicola Graef

Frédéric von Anhalt

Eine einsame Stadt

Nicola Graef

Loneliness has many faces in Berlin. Young and old are afflicted by it, men, women, single and married people. It’s normal. Nonetheless there’s a stigma attached to this mixture of emotions that makes sufferers stay silent. Director Nicola Graef tries a different approach in her film: She lets the lonely inhabitants of the capital city speak, listens. The result is varied and quite often surprising.