Renate Sami
Directing
Known For
A look into the life of Holger Meins, the German cinematography student who became a revolutionary and a prominent voice in the Vietnam War protest movement. This film is comprised of interviews with his associates.
Es stirbt allerdings ein jeder, fragt sich nur wie und wie Du gelebt hast (Holger Meins)
Mit Pyramiden is a film about Egypt. About Cairo, about the people there, the streets, the history of the country, the sounds, the light, about the colours, the religions, the sand, the pyramids. I see and I hear. Cars honking, cars standing around everywhere, people in long clothes, including men.
Mit Pyramiden
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Cape Cod
This film was produced to be included in a compilation of films against the construction of atomic bombs and nuclear powerplants. Some trees and bushes, a clearing. A young man tries to wrap himself in a foil, and a girl who sings about love accompanies herself on a children’s bandoneon.
The Protection Foil
Omnibus film about fear of war.
Aus heiterem Himmel
A poetic documentary on the Italian poet Cesare Pavese and his connection to two particular locations - the city of Turin and the village of Santo Stefano Belbo. 16mm, color
Cesare Pavese. Turin – Santo Stefano Belbo
Under the spell of Cathy Berberian’s voice, scraps of melodies and poems in Sami's head. In love with spring and summer’s flowers, she walks through streets and gardens, pastures, fields and forests.
When You See a Rose
A tree in front of a wall over the course of a year.
Ein Jahr
Feature film based on a South American myth in which a woman transforms into a jaguar.
Jackpot
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Japan März 2013
Documentary about a painter.
Sarah Schumann malt ein Bild
'Broadway Mai 95' follows the old Indian trail from Battery Park to the Broadway Bridge.
Broadway Mai 95
Experimental documentary about a public park.
Am Lietzensee
Portraits of friends, women and men, the Polish Market on Potsdamer Platz, the Wall, a picknick in the Park, on the road in Italy, Turin in Winter, a poem by Cesare Pavese. The film was originally shot on Super8, was then transmitted to MiniDV and left without sound to be punctuated here and there with some short pieces of music.
Filmtagebuch 1975-85
Renate Sami's own personal and poetic view of the city of Venice with a particular emphasis on its waterways.
Venice December 2011
Travelgue through the outskirts of Kairo.