Haro Senft
Directing
Known For

Interview film with the protagonists of the New German Cinema in 1966.
Neuer Deutscher Film Report

Daniel accidentally witnesses a kidnapping on the street. After his report to the police didn't get the attention he had hoped for, he looks for an explanation himself and gets more and more entangled in doubts about his surroundings and his own actions. Through his commitment, he finds himself increasingly exposed to violence and eventually kills a person. During the interrogation by the public prosecutor, he experiences the purgatory of his awakening.
Purgatory
Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.
An Occasion to Speak

Set on the deserted North Sea island of Langeness, a lonely woman begins an affair with a stranger; only after he is identified as a political fugitive and deported does she begin to learn about his true identity and his past.
Goodbye Stranger
A 12-year-old boy withdraws completely after his father's accidental death and only regains his zest for life through his encounter with a down-and-out musician.
Jacob hinter der Blauen Tür

Bernhard works as a warehouse clerk in Munich. After being sentenced to probation for a physical altercation with a right-wing extremist, he could no longer continue his engineering studies. Bernhard meets Johanna. She comes from a well-to-do family; her father is a real-estate developer and her brother is in the diplomatic service. Bernhard wants to share his roots with her, so the two go to Prague, where he lived until the end of the war. But her father disapproves of the trip to the Eastern bloc. When Bernhard finds out that he owes his chance to develop new technology, which led to his career advancement, to his girlfriend’s father, he is upset …
The Soft Course

A girl wanders around a desolate urban landscape gradually yielding to its oneiric ambiance.
The Bridge

Vesely’s study on changing urbanity claims that "the Espresso has a democratic touch." Italy has expanded into Munich and instead of beer hall cellars, there are Cappuccinos, ice creams and tables in the open.
People at the Espresso Bar
A young boy's helicopter lands in an old man's garden. An improvised scene ensues.
Hinter dem Zaun

Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.
...Geist und ein wenig Glück

The film begins with eight-year-old Marcel waking up after his father has run away and his mother is spending the night with her boyfriend. The boy makes his own breakfast and feeds the rabbit that is camping in the old cot. A child left alone in a world they trust.
Ein Tag mit dem Wind

The short feature film is about the friendship between two 10-year-old boys, Andreas and Bernd. It is initially endangered by the appearance of a third, Philipp. However, a self-critical attitude and a mutual willingness to reconcile maintain and eventually strengthen the togetherness.
Alles in Ordnung?

The whole world is just cars, cars, cars.
Auto Auto
A group of 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls work together to try to make wishes come true and plans come true.
Wenn der Hahn kräht

A man's life progress illustrated by images from vintage postcards, magazine advertisements and posters.
Patience

Animated film by Haro Senft.
XY

A high-impact composition, razor-sharp.
Plakate, Parolen, Signale
A short film from Haro Senft.
Mondtag
Boys and girls can't play together? Yes, they can. And they can do so for an entire day.
Ein Junge und ein Mädchen - Sonnentage
A documentary short by Haro Senft.