Johannes Rosenstein

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Johannes Rosenstein (born March 14, 1973 in Coburg ) is a German documentary filmmaker , author and director. He lives in Berlin and Munich .

Live and act

Johannes Rosenstein spent his childhood in Tanzania and Kenya , graduated from high school in Regensburg , did his community service with Action Reconciliation Signs of Peace in Belgium and France, where he a. a. worked for the Auschwitz Foundation. This was followed by a degree in film studies, political science and sociology at the Free University of Berlin . In 2014 he graduated from the University of Television and Film Munich . He works u. a. as assistant director, film editor and coach and has been teaching as a guest lecturer for media studies at the University of Television and Film Munich since 2008. Together with director Ralf Bücheler, Rosenstein founded the film production The Royal Filmmakers in 2009.

The focus of the film work is on socio-political and societal issues (poverty, minorities, developing countries), as well as teaching and educational films (e.g. for the Institute for Film and Image in Science and Education ). Another focus topic is documentation on inclusion . He has made a name for himself in German film studies as an expert on contemporary African cinema .

Films (selection)

  • 1998: "Small Talk. Cigarette film" (short film 15 min)
  • 2003: "Stille Post" (short film 15 min)
  • 2005: "On cooking and crying. Bangladesh's women on their way out of poverty" (TV documentary, 35 min)
  • 2005: "Die Formel Ost" (with Ralf Bücheler) (documentary, 45 min)
  • 2007: "Mama Massai. Sister Angelika and the Lost Warriors" (documentary, 70 min)
  • 2008: "Coups de Foudre" (with Stefan Ludwig) (documentation, 15 min)
  • 2009: "We are Vikings. The Icelanders and the Crisis" (TV report, 30 min)
  • 2010: "Germany as a country of immigration" (documentation, 20 min)
  • 2012: "Sadness and Sex and Truth" (short film, 40 min)
  • 2014: "Blood, Rice and Tears" (short film 30 min)
  • 2015: "Rupert Neudeck - Radically Human" (TV documentary, 45 min)

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personal data
SURNAME Rosenstein, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German documentary filmmaker, writer and director
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Coburg