Pepe Danquart

Daniel Richter (2023)

Few artist portraits give us the privilege of getting as close to the painter as if we had free access to his studio. Over a period of three years, Pepe Danquart got to accompany the painter Daniel Richter, watching him paint, negotiate with his gallerist, ...

Vor mir der Süden (2021)

3,700 km of coastline, a Fiat 1100, and an old travel diary, those are the ingredients for Pepe Danquart's documentary. Following the footsteps of the great Italian thinker Pier Paolo Pasolini, the filmmaker gains a deep insight into the social reality of ...

Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner (2017)

Kati has had her dream man at home for five years: attractive, loyal and professionally successful as a doctor. Unfortunately, "her" Felix now spends so much time at work in the hospital that Kati too often feels alone. When she met the good-looking, charm ...

Run Boy Run (2014)

A true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as a farmhand, disguising himself as a Polish orphan. ...

Joschka und Herr Fischer (2011)

In this documentary, Joschka Fischer tells how he became what he is. The path leads from Sponti to Hessian Environment Minister, Green MP, who often stirs up parliament, to Foreign Minister of the red-green coalition. ...

To the Limit (2007)

At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in Yosemite Valley (USA). A key part of the film is their a ...

Workingman's Death (2005)

Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indo ...

C(r)ook (2004)

A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason. ...

Hell on Wheels (2004)

Year after year hundreds of thousands of fans line the route of the Tour de France, cheering on their heroes and willing them to victory, while millions of viewers worldwide tune in on their televisions. Academy Award-winning director Pepe Danquart, fascin ...

Angel of Death (2002)

The most spectacular Easter celebration in the World. Hosts of hooded Penitents parade through the ancient, narrow streets of the Old Town in time-honored ritual. But for one celebrant this Holy Week is different. For him Semana Santa is a time to kill. As ...

Im Herzen des Lichts – Die Nacht der Primadonnen (2002)

In 2001, twelve singing divas from all over the world gathered in Taormina, in the world-famous Greek amphitheater. Under the direction of André Heller, they let their unique voices ring out in the magically illuminated venue. This "festival of the last p ...

Mörderinnen (2001)

Heimspiel (2000)

Documentary about ice hockey: sport, fans, culture, accompanied by incursions in the history of the game in the GDR. The film follows the ice hockey club EHC Eisbären throughout the season. ...

Playboys (1998)

A group of men shoot their mouths off in a pub. Their animated talk is all action-packed yarns and, of course, about women. ...

Das 7. Jahr – Ansichten zur Lage der Nation (1997)

Off Season (1997)

Summer 1994, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two civil wars in only three years has torn the city apart and destroyed it. The town is split into a Croatian majority in the west and a Muslim majority locked in the east. An invisible wall divides the two are ...

Black Rider (1993)

A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge. ...

Daedalus (1991)

In 2018, a "retired" genetic scientist taps into the computer archives of a market-dominating corporation in order to document past mistakes and misguided developments. In doing so, he becomes a pawn of the corporate management, who ultimately erase his me ...

Vor mir der Süden (2021)

3,700 km of coastline, a Fiat 1100, and an old travel diary, those are the ingredients for Pepe Danquart's documentary. Following the footsteps of the great Italian thinker Pier Paolo Pasolini, the filmmaker gains a deep insight into the social reality of ...

Berlin Blues (2003)

In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut off by the Wall from the rest of the city for 28 years. A lethargic sub-culture of students, artists, bohemians and barflys had flourished among crumbling ...

Reise nach Mostar (1995)