Known For
Directing
Born
Feb 04, 1940
Place of Birth
Halle an der Saale, Germany
Credits
19 titles
Helga Reidemeister
Biography
Helga Reidemeister was one of the most renowned documentary film directors of her generation and was very active in education. Reidemeister initially studied free painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. She then worked as a social worker in the Märkisches Viertel in Berlin from 1968 to 1973, which had a great impact on her. There she met working-class women who did not feel properly represented in the documentaries she showed them. These women motivated her to study film herself. She made several films about working-class families and the role of women. Her work also focuses on Afghanistan and the city of Berlin. She has taught at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy since 1994 and, as a senior lecturer, was instrumental in establishing the documentary film specialization. Helga Reidemeister has also lectured at numerous other universities in Germany and abroad.
Known For
Filmography
Splitter Afghanistan
Director
Mein Herz sieht die Welt schwarz - Eine Liebe in Kabul
Director
Who is Helene Schwarz?
Self
Texas - Kabul
Director
Gotteszell – Ein Frauengefängnis
Director
Lights from Afar
Writer
Women in Black
Writer
wundbrand - sarajevo, 17 tage im august
Dramaturgy
Rodina heißt Heimat
Director
In the Splendour of Happiness
Director
DrehOrt Berlin
Director
Mit starrem Blick aufs Geld
Director
Karola Bloch - Dann nimmt die Frau die Geschicke in die Hand
Director
Aufrecht gehen. Rudi Dutschke - Spuren
Director
Is This Fate?
Director
The Bought Dream
Director
Lokomotive Kreuzberg
Director
The Wollands
Writer
Grimme Award
Self