Why Are We Creative?

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documentary
Original title Why Are We Creative?
Country of production Germany
original language German ,
English ,
Japanese ,
French
Publishing year 2018
length 84 minutes
Rod
Director Hermann Vaske
script Hermann Vaske
production Emotional Network GmbH
music Teho Teardo,
Blixa Cash
camera Patricia Lewandowska,
Evgeny Revvo,
Sasha Rendulic,
Stepen Ley,
Nick Manley,
Peter Stevenson
cut Marie-Charlotte Moreau
occupation

Why Are We Creative? is a German documentary film by the director Hermann Vaske from 2018 . The film is based on Vaskes Why Are You Creative? Project in which, over a period of 30 years, he asked over 1,000 well-known public figures about the origin of their creativity.

The German premiere of the film took place on September 29, 2018 at the German Film Institute in Frankfurt.

action

The film sheds light on the background of Why Are You Creative? Project and shows some of the related interviews with well-known creative people. Based on the personal motives of creativity, a broad spectrum of statements is made that are also valid beyond personal reference. For example, it explores whether and how spirituality plays a role in creative work. The interviews were shot on various media, which gives the film a collage-like character.

criticism

"The way the film is made is an invitation to let your mind wander."

- Programmkino.de

“Without a doubt, an impressive collection of personalities and statements that Hermann Vaske contained in his documentary material collection 'Why Are We Creative?' has put together. "

- kino-zeit.de

“A sensitive and intelligent film that reveals a strong visual aesthetic vision that corresponds to its subject. The film tells the story in clear, tableau-like composed images, equally distant and dreamlike. "

- epd film

Others

Why Are We Creative? received a nomination by the Cinema for Peace Foundation in the category Most Valuable Documentary 2019 .

The film was shown at the following film festivals, among others:

Why Are You Creative? -Project

For the Why Are You Creative? Project asked Hermann Vaske well-known creative personalities about the origin of their creativity and the importance they attach to it. The responses of the more than 1,000 creatives were recorded in words, drawings and sometimes also pictures and shown for the first time in 2002 at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity . For the 30th anniversary and accompanied by the documentary, the project was exhibited again in 2018. a. in the Museum for Communication in Frankfurt, Berlin and Wiesbaden.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Why Are you Creative Exhibition announcement at Museum für Kommunikation , accessed on May 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ Why Are We Creative? Film premiere at the Deutsches Filminstitut, accessed on May 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Why Are We Creative: The Centipede's Dilemma" celebrates its German premiere on HessenFilm und Medien, October 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gaby Sikorski: Why Are We Creative? In: Programmkino.de , October 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ Joachim Kurz: Why Are We Creative? (2018) In: kino-zeit.de , October 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ulrich Sonnenschein: Review of Why Are We Creative? In: epd film , September 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ Cinema for Peace Gala Nominations 2019 - Category Most Valuable Documentary of the Year on Cinema for Peace-Foundation, accessed on May 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Why Are We Creative - Hermann Vaske's emotional Network on D-Load, accessed on May 12, 2019.