Christoph Dreher

Directing

Christoph Dreher

Born

1952-01-01 (74)

Place of birth

Nürnberg, Germany

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

German filmmaker and musician. He founded the post-punk band Die Haut, directed several movies and music videos and was also a university professor teaching audiovisual media. During his career as a musician and filmmaker he collaborated with Nick Cave, Lydia Lunch, Debbie Harry, Jeffrey Lee Pierce.

Known for

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Annual awarding of the Grimme Awards.

Grimme Award

1964

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait poster
7.0

A 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over the years. Jacobson also wrote the scenario that was built around a long conversation with the singer. From Australia and his work with the Birthday Party to his current city, Berlin, with The Bad Seeds.

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

1994

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth poster
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This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its history from the beginnings to today. Numerous video clips and films of live gigs as well as interviews with, and reminiscences of, collaborators over the years will be used to document the musical development of one of the most innovative and influential bands of the last two decades. Contemporaries include former mentor Glenn Branca, composer and conductor of guitar symphonies which had a seminal influence on participating musicians such as Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, who went on to become Sonic Youth’s guitarists. The band members‘ numerous creative arts projects and other musical activities – in particular improvised music – will be covered in depth.

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

2000

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Short documentary about the beginnings of punk in Great Britain. Don Letts, Caroline Coon, Jon Savage and Viv Albertine - all themselves connected to this scene - recount their experiences and memories from that time. In addition, original recordings and short concert excerpts document the feeling, fashion and circumstances of the youth of the time.

Punk rule O.K.

1996

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No synopsis available yet.

Superhuman

2002

Deep Into Dub poster
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A German documentary that explores dub music, sound system culture and its influence

Deep Into Dub

1997

Film credits

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Behind the camera

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth poster
NR

This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its history from the beginnings to today. Numerous video clips and films of live gigs as well as interviews with, and reminiscences of, collaborators over the years will be used to document the musical development of one of the most innovative and influential bands of the last two decades. Contemporaries include former mentor Glenn Branca, composer and conductor of guitar symphonies which had a seminal influence on participating musicians such as Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, who went on to become Sonic Youth’s guitarists. The band members‘ numerous creative arts projects and other musical activities – in particular improvised music – will be covered in depth.

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

2000

No artwork available
NR

Short documentary about the beginnings of punk in Great Britain. Don Letts, Caroline Coon, Jon Savage and Viv Albertine - all themselves connected to this scene - recount their experiences and memories from that time. In addition, original recordings and short concert excerpts document the feeling, fashion and circumstances of the youth of the time.

Punk rule O.K.

1996

No artwork available
NR

Short documentary about the beginnings of punk in Great Britain. Don Letts, Caroline Coon, Jon Savage and Viv Albertine - all themselves connected to this scene - recount their experiences and memories from that time. In addition, original recordings and short concert excerpts document the feeling, fashion and circumstances of the youth of the time.

Punk rule O.K.

1996

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Superhuman

2002

Deep Into Dub poster
NR

A German documentary that explores dub music, sound system culture and its influence

Deep Into Dub

1997

The Beach Boys and The Satan poster
5.0

A German documentary that explores the darker side of the Beach Boys, primarily focusing on Brian Wilson and the Pet Sounds album, with detours to the Manson Family.

The Beach Boys and The Satan

1997

Rent Eats Soul poster
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Documentation on a protest campaign against urban displacement, organized by neighbors from Kreuzberg, Berlin.

Rent Eats Soul

2016

Okay okay. Der moderne Tanz poster
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Essay film about music and urbanity.

Okay okay. Der moderne Tanz

1980

Okay okay. Der moderne Tanz poster
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Essay film about music and urbanity.

Okay okay. Der moderne Tanz

1980

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10.0

the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lunch, Blixa Bargeld, Alex Hacke, Gudrun Gut, Nick Cave, and others. An important film. Bravo, Mr. Dreher.

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

2009

It's more than TV! poster
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No synopsis available yet.

It's more than TV!

2013

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No synopsis available yet.

Psychedelic Revolution ’67

2007