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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Achim, Germany

Homepage: http://pym.de/

Movie Involvements: 117

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

Born in 1948 near Bremen in Germany, Heinz Emigholz trained first as a draftsman before studying philosophy and literature in Hamburg. He began filmmaking in 1968 and has worked since 1973 as a filmmaker, artist, writer and producer in Germany and the USA. In 1974 he started his encyclopaedic drawing series The Basis of Make-Up . He looks back on numerous exhibitions, retrospectives, lectures and publications. In 1984 he started his film series Photography and beyond. He has held a professorship in Experimental Filmmaking at the Universität der Künste Berlin from 1993 to 2013, and co-founded the Institute for Time-based Media and the program Art and Media, there. Since 2012 member of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. In 2003 Filmgalerie 451 started an edition of all his films on DVD. Publications a.o.: Krieg der Augen, Kreuz der Sinne (War of Eyes, Cross of Senses), Seit Freud gesagt hat, der Künstler heile seine Neurose selbst, heilen die Künstler ihre Neurosen selbst (Since Freud Said That the Artist Heals His Neuroses Himself, Artists Have Been Healing Their Neuroses Themselves), Normalsatz – Siebzehn Filme (Ordinary Sentence – Seventeen Films) and Das schwarze Schamquadrat (The Black Sqare of Shame) (all four books at Verlag Martin Schmitz); Die Basis des Make-Up (I) and (II), Der Begnadete Meier (Grace Jones), Kleine Enzyklopädie der Photographie (Little Encyclopaedia of Photography) and Die Basis des Make-Up (III) (in Die Republik No. 68-71, 76-78, 89-91, 94-97 and 123-125); Sense of Architecture with more than 600 photographs.

Most Famous Work

2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
Average
5

2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]

 (2017) Writer
Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben
Average
8

Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben

 (2023) Director of Photography
Virgin Machine
Average
5

Virgin Machine

 (1988) Thanks
Perret in France and Algeria
Average
7

Perret in France and Algeria

 (2012) Director
Le Corbusier [IIIII] Asger Jorn [Relief]
Average
6

Le Corbusier [IIIII] Asger Jorn [Relief]

 (2016) Director
Sullivan's Banks
Average
5

Sullivan's Banks

 (2001) Director
She Must Be Seeing Things
Average
5

She Must Be Seeing Things

 (1987) Director of Photography
D’Annunzio’s Cave
Average
5

D’Annunzio’s Cave

 (2005) Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 (voice over)
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
 2023-01-19
 Movie
2009 Edgar
Saturn Returns
Saturn Returns
 2009-01-01
 Movie
1995 Haintz
Brother of Sleep
Brother of Sleep
 1995-09-08
 Movie
1993 Edgar Emigholz
Stalingrad
Stalingrad
 1993-01-20
 Movie
1988 N/A
The Meadow of Things
The Meadow of Things
 1988-02-16
 Movie
1985 N/A
Home Movies 1971-81
Home Movies 1971-81
 1985-01-01
 Movie
1984 Dr. Kraus
Committed
Committed
 1984-01-01
 Movie
1983 Voice at telephone
Die blaue Distanz
Die blaue Distanz
 1983-02-22
 Movie
1982 N/A
Ordinary Sentence
Ordinary Sentence
 1982-02-16
 Movie
Vinzenz Nola
Macumba
Macumba
 1982-01-01
 Movie
1981 N/A
Elementary Editing Theory
Elementary Editing Theory
 1981-01-01
 Movie
1979 Narrator (voice)
Execution: A Story of Mary
Execution: A Story of Mary
 1979-02-27
 Movie
1977 N/A
Der Ort der Handlung
Der Ort der Handlung
 1977-01-17
 Movie
1976 N/A
Bartleby
Bartleby
 1976-01-01
 Movie
N/A
Bombenwerfer
Bombenwerfer
Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Director of Photography
Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben
Der Maler Philip Guston – Ein amerikanisches Leben
 2023-10-08
 Movie
2021 Director of Photography
The Last City
The Last City
 2021-10-21
 Movie
2017 Director of Photography
Dieste [Uruguay]
Dieste [Uruguay]
 2017-02-13
 Movie
Director of Photography
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
 2017-02-09
 Movie
2016 Director of Photography
Bickels [Socialism]
Bickels [Socialism]
 2016-10-22
 Movie
2014 Director of Photography
The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III
The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III
 2014-10-02
 Movie
Camera Operator
Two Museums
Two Museums
 2014-01-22
 Movie
2005 Director of Photography
D’Annunzio’s Cave
D’Annunzio’s Cave
 2005-05-31
 Movie
1991 Director of Photography
The Holy Bunch
The Holy Bunch
 1991-02-17
 Movie
1987 Director of Photography
She Must Be Seeing Things
She Must Be Seeing Things
 1987-09-14
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Cinematography
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
 2023-01-19
 Movie
2022 Cinematography
Mamani in El Alto
Mamani in El Alto
 2022-10-27
 Movie
2021 Cinematography
Antivilla
Antivilla
 2021-03-09
 Movie
2017 Cinematography
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
 2017-02-11
 Movie
2005 Cinematography
The Basis of Make-Up III
The Basis of Make-Up III
 2005-02-13
 Movie
2001 Cinematography
The Basis of Make-Up II
The Basis of Make-Up II
 2001-02-09
 Movie
1988 Thanks
Virgin Machine
Virgin Machine
 1988-09-08
 Movie
1984 Cinematography
Committed
Committed
 1984-01-01
 Movie
1983 Cinematography
The Basis of Make-Up I
The Basis of Make-Up I
 1983-06-10
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Director
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
 2023-01-19
 Movie
2022 Director
Salamone, Pampa
Salamone, Pampa
 2022-10-28
 Movie
Director
Mamani in El Alto
Mamani in El Alto
 2022-10-27
 Movie
2021 Director
The Last City
The Last City
 2021-10-21
 Movie
Director
Berlin [Underground]
Berlin [Underground]
 2021-10-17
 Movie
Director
WEISS hoch ZWEI
WEISS hoch ZWEI
 2021-10-15
 Movie
Director
Casa Golly
Casa Golly
 2021-08-27
 Movie
Director
Antivilla
Antivilla
 2021-03-09
 Movie
2020 Director
The Lobby
The Lobby
 2020-10-01
 Movie
2019 Director
Years of Construction
Years of Construction
 2019-02-10
 Movie
2018 Director
Two Basilicas
Two Basilicas
 2018-02-19
 Movie
2017 Director
Dieste [Uruguay]
Dieste [Uruguay]
 2017-02-13
 Movie
Director
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
 2017-02-11
 Movie
Director
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
 2017-02-09
 Movie
2016 Director
Bickels [Socialism]
Bickels [Socialism]
 2016-10-22
 Movie
Director
Le Corbusier [IIIII] Asger Jorn [Relief]
Le Corbusier [IIIII] Asger Jorn [Relief]
 2016-02-09
 Movie
2014 Director
The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III
The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III
 2014-10-02
 Movie
Director
Two Museums
Two Museums
 2014-01-22
 Movie
2013 Director
Winter
Winter
 2013-06-13
 Movie
2012 Director
Perret in France and Algeria
Perret in France and Algeria
 2012-11-29
 Movie
Director
Parabeton: Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete
Parabeton: Pier Luigi Nervi and Roman Concrete
 2012-02-12
 Movie
2011 Director
A Series of Thoughts
A Series of Thoughts
 2011-02-13
 Movie
2009 Director
Sense of Architecture
Sense of Architecture
 2009-07-15
 Movie
Director
Two Projects by Friedrich Kiesler
Two Projects by Friedrich Kiesler
 2009-01-01
 Movie
Director
Ornament und Verbrechen
Ornament und Verbrechen
 2009-01-01
 Movie
2008 Director
Loos Ornamental
Loos Ornamental
 2008-05-25
 Movie
2007 Director
Schindler's Houses
Schindler's Houses
 2007-06-04
 Movie
2005 Director
D’Annunzio’s Cave
D’Annunzio’s Cave
 2005-05-31
 Movie
Director
The Basis of Make-Up III
The Basis of Make-Up III
 2005-02-13
 Movie
Director
Miscellanea III
Miscellanea III
 2005-02-13
 Movie
2003 Director
Goff in the Desert
Goff in the Desert
 2003-02-12
 Movie
2001 Director
Miscellanea I
Miscellanea I
 2001-05-06
 Movie
Director
Miscellanea II
Miscellanea II
 2001-05-06
 Movie
Director
Sullivan's Banks
Sullivan's Banks
 2001-02-09
 Movie
Director
Maillart's Bridges
Maillart's Bridges
 2001-02-09
 Movie
Director
The Basis of Make-Up II
The Basis of Make-Up II
 2001-02-09
 Movie
1991 Director
The Holy Bunch
The Holy Bunch
 1991-02-17
 Movie
1988 Director
The Meadow of Things
The Meadow of Things
 1988-02-16
 Movie
1985 Director
Die Basis des Make-Up
Die Basis des Make-Up
 1985-02-11
 Movie
1983 Director
The Basis of Make-Up I
The Basis of Make-Up I
 1983-06-10
 Movie
1982 Director
Ordinary Sentence
Ordinary Sentence
 1982-02-16
 Movie
1977 Director
Demon
Demon
 1977-02-09
 Movie
1976 Director
Wandsbek Gartenstück
Wandsbek Gartenstück
 1976-12-01
 Movie
Director
Schuhstück
Schuhstück
 1976-12-01
 Movie
Director
Cup Piece
Cup Piece
 1976-06-03
 Movie
Director
Schenec-Tady III
Schenec-Tady III
 1976-04-03
 Movie
Director
Hotel
Hotel
 1976-01-01
 Movie
1975 Director
Schenec-Tady II
Schenec-Tady II
 1975-03-22
 Movie
Director
Brooklyn Bathroom Piece
Brooklyn Bathroom Piece
 1975-03-13
 Movie
Director
Stair Piece
Stair Piece
 1975-01-01
 Movie
Director
Tide
Tide
 1975-01-01
 Movie
1974 Director
Arrowplane
Arrowplane
 1974-06-26
 Movie
1973 Director
Schenec-Tady I
Schenec-Tady I
 1973-09-13
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Editor
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
 2023-01-19
 Movie
2022 Editor
Mamani in El Alto
Mamani in El Alto
 2022-10-27
 Movie
2021 Editor
The Last City
The Last City
 2021-10-21
 Movie
Editor
Antivilla
Antivilla
 2021-03-09
 Movie
2017 Editor
Dieste [Uruguay]
Dieste [Uruguay]
 2017-02-13
 Movie
Editor
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
 2017-02-11
 Movie
Editor
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
 2017-02-09
 Movie
2016 Editor
Bickels [Socialism]
Bickels [Socialism]
 2016-10-22
 Movie
2014 Editor
The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III
The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III
 2014-10-02
 Movie
2005 Editor
The Basis of Make-Up III
The Basis of Make-Up III
 2005-02-13
 Movie
2001 Editor
The Basis of Make-Up II
The Basis of Make-Up II
 2001-02-09
 Movie
1983 Editor
The Basis of Make-Up I
The Basis of Make-Up I
 1983-06-10
 Movie
1982 Editor
Ordinary Sentence
Ordinary Sentence
 1982-02-16
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Writer
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
Slaughterhouses of Modernity
 2023-01-19
 Movie
2022 Screenplay
Mamani in El Alto
Mamani in El Alto
 2022-10-27
 Movie
2021 Writer
The Last City
The Last City
 2021-10-21
 Movie
2017 Writer
Dieste [Uruguay]
Dieste [Uruguay]
 2017-02-13
 Movie
Writer
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
Streetscapes [Dialogue]
 2017-02-11
 Movie
Writer
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
 2017-02-09
 Movie
2016 Writer
Bickels [Socialism]
Bickels [Socialism]
 2016-10-22
 Movie
2011 Writer
A Series of Thoughts
A Series of Thoughts
 2011-02-13
 Movie
2009 Writer
Two Projects by Friedrich Kiesler
Two Projects by Friedrich Kiesler
 2009-01-01
 Movie
2005 Writer
D’Annunzio’s Cave
D’Annunzio’s Cave
 2005-05-31
 Movie
Writer
Miscellanea III
Miscellanea III
 2005-02-13
 Movie
Writer
The Basis of Make-Up III
The Basis of Make-Up III
 2005-02-13
 Movie
2001 Writer
Miscellanea I
Miscellanea I
 2001-05-06
 Movie
Writer
Miscellanea II
Miscellanea II
 2001-05-06
 Movie
Writer
Maillart's Bridges
Maillart's Bridges
 2001-02-09
 Movie
Writer
The Basis of Make-Up II
The Basis of Make-Up II
 2001-02-09
 Movie
1991 Screenplay
The Holy Bunch
The Holy Bunch
 1991-02-17
 Movie
1983 Writer
The Basis of Make-Up I
The Basis of Make-Up I
 1983-06-10
 Movie
1982 Writer
Ordinary Sentence
Ordinary Sentence
 1982-02-16
 Movie
1976 Writer
Schenec-Tady III
Schenec-Tady III
 1976-04-03
 Movie
1975 Writer
Schenec-Tady II
Schenec-Tady II
 1975-03-22
 Movie
1974 Writer
Arrowplane
Arrowplane
 1974-06-26
 Movie
1973 Writer
Schenec-Tady I
Schenec-Tady I
 1973-09-13
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Producer
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
2 + 2 = 22 [The Alphabet]
 2017-02-09
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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