Alexander Waldhelm
Alexander Waldhelm (born July 9, 1975 in Oberhausen ) is a German film director and screenwriter.
Life
Alexander Waldhelm is the son of a police officer and a florist. He graduated from high school in Mülheim an der Ruhr and studied media science and German at the Ruhr University in Bochum, completing a Bachelor of Arts . He then worked as a journalist, editor and copywriter. He works at Forschungszentrum Jülich . Waldhelm is married and has four children.
In 2013 he began working on the script for Pottkinder - a homeland film that he ultimately produced himself as a low-budget production . The premiere took place in 2017 in the Lichtburg in Essen. The film was then shown in around 25 cinemas throughout Germany - mainly in the Ruhr area, but also in Munich, Berlin, Münster and St. Peter-Ording.
In 2018, Waldhelm was one of five people involved in the creation of the music documentary Full Circle - Last Exit Rock 'n' Roll , which traces the life of the musician Andy Brings and was shown in cinemas across Germany.
In 2019 he shot the thriller Relationships - Not a Beautiful Country . The film will hit theaters in November 2020.
Filmography
- 2017: Pottkinder - a Heimatfilm (direction and screenplay)
- 2018: Full Circle - Last Exit Rock 'n' Roll (Director)
Web links
- Alexander Waldhelm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ What does home actually mean ?: Bene Magazin , accessed on November 14, 2018
- ↑ The movie "Pottkinder" is shown all over Germany - waz.de from June 29, 2017 , accessed on November 14, 2018
- ↑ Full Circle - Last Exit Rock 'n' Roll - 60M Minuten.net , accessed November 14, 2018
- ↑ Relationships - Not a Beautiful Country , accessed November 14, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldhelm, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberhausen |