Romuald Karmakar

Directing

Romuald Karmakar

Born

1965-02-15 (61)

Place of birth

Wiesbaden, Germany

Known for

Directing

Credits

46 titles

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

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5.0

The German actor Manfred Zapatka broadcasts in full, in an unusual reading form, the two sermons of the imam of the Hamburg mosque Mohammed Fazazi delivered in January 2000.

Hamburg Lectures

2006

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5.0

The German actor Manfred Zapatka broadcasts in full, in an unusual reading form, the two sermons of the imam of the Hamburg mosque Mohammed Fazazi delivered in January 2000.

Hamburg Lectures

2006

No artwork available
5.0

The German actor Manfred Zapatka broadcasts in full, in an unusual reading form, the two sermons of the imam of the Hamburg mosque Mohammed Fazazi delivered in January 2000.

Hamburg Lectures

2006

The Deathmaker poster
6.9

Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing methods.

The Deathmaker

1995

The Deathmaker poster
6.9

Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing methods.

The Deathmaker

1995

The Deathmaker poster
6.9

Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing methods.

The Deathmaker

1995

24 Hours Berlin poster
9.0

24-hour television documentary about Berlin and its inhabitants, reporting in real time on the everyday lives of more than 50 protagonists from a wide range of professions, social classes, religions and ethnicities.

24 Hours Berlin

2009

If I Think of Germany at Night poster
5.5

A look at five pioneers of electronic music for whom work is their raison d'etre.

If I Think of Germany at Night

2017

If I Think of Germany at Night poster
5.5

A look at five pioneers of electronic music for whom work is their raison d'etre.

If I Think of Germany at Night

2017

Nightsongs poster
5.3

A young couple in Berlin's 'Mitte' district. He, a writer, is lying on the sofa, reading. She can't stand it anymore. In the afternoon the parents come to see the baby. She goes out in the evening. The young man waits. She comes back - but not alone.

Nightsongs

2004

Nightsongs poster
5.3

A young couple in Berlin's 'Mitte' district. He, a writer, is lying on the sofa, reading. She can't stand it anymore. In the afternoon the parents come to see the baby. She goes out in the evening. The young man waits. She comes back - but not alone.

Nightsongs

2004

Nightsongs poster
5.3

A young couple in Berlin's 'Mitte' district. He, a writer, is lying on the sofa, reading. She can't stand it anymore. In the afternoon the parents come to see the baby. She goes out in the evening. The young man waits. She comes back - but not alone.

Nightsongs

2004

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation poster
5.8

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

2009

Frankfurt Millennium poster
9.0

While the masses enthusiastically meet to celebrate the new Millennium, one does not sense much commotion at the kiosk and corner bar "Das Frankfurter Kreuz ". Strangers as well as regulars come to the Kiosk owned by Walter.

Frankfurt Millennium

1998

Frankfurt Millennium poster
9.0

While the masses enthusiastically meet to celebrate the new Millennium, one does not sense much commotion at the kiosk and corner bar "Das Frankfurter Kreuz ". Strangers as well as regulars come to the Kiosk owned by Walter.

Frankfurt Millennium

1998

Manila poster
6.0

Due to a delayed flight, a group of German flight passengers had to wait in the hall of the airport of Manila. The crowd was quite mixed, ranging from a cultivated eastern German teacher couple up to sleazy sex tourists. As the waiting prolonged, more and more aggressions and long-repressed behaviors shed their way to the surface.

Manila

2000

Manila poster
6.0

Due to a delayed flight, a group of German flight passengers had to wait in the hall of the airport of Manila. The crowd was quite mixed, ranging from a cultivated eastern German teacher couple up to sleazy sex tourists. As the waiting prolonged, more and more aggressions and long-repressed behaviors shed their way to the surface.

Manila

2000

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10.0

Film by Karmakar.

Infight

1994

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10.0

Film by Karmakar.

Infight

1994

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ramses

2009

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ramses

2009

A Man of Confidence: Ralf Otterpohl, Water Specialist poster
NR

Documentary short by Romuald Karmakar.

A Man of Confidence: Ralf Otterpohl, Water Specialist

2009

Villalobos poster
10.0

Ricardo Villalobos is a major figure on the European electronic music scene. As a recording artist, he's released dozens of singles, seven albums and four mix collections. As a producer, he's remixed tracks for artists such as Beck, Depeche Mode, Plastikman, Senor Coconut and the KLF. And as a DJ, he's manned the decks at some of the world's leading electronic music festivals and is known for his intelligent, broadly eclectic style. Filmmaker Romuald Karmakar, who had directed two feature-length documentaries on the history and culture of electronic music, offers a profile of one of the genre's leading artists with Villalobos. Rather than just creating a biographical sketch or a performance film, Karmakar attempts to give viewers an insight into Villalobos's creative process, his philosophy towards his music and his work, how his background has informed his art, and how his interaction with the audience informs his selections during a DJ set in unexpected ways.

Villalobos

2009

Villalobos poster
10.0

Ricardo Villalobos is a major figure on the European electronic music scene. As a recording artist, he's released dozens of singles, seven albums and four mix collections. As a producer, he's remixed tracks for artists such as Beck, Depeche Mode, Plastikman, Senor Coconut and the KLF. And as a DJ, he's manned the decks at some of the world's leading electronic music festivals and is known for his intelligent, broadly eclectic style. Filmmaker Romuald Karmakar, who had directed two feature-length documentaries on the history and culture of electronic music, offers a profile of one of the genre's leading artists with Villalobos. Rather than just creating a biographical sketch or a performance film, Karmakar attempts to give viewers an insight into Villalobos's creative process, his philosophy towards his music and his work, how his background has informed his art, and how his interaction with the audience informs his selections during a DJ set in unexpected ways.

Villalobos

2009

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6.0

Cockfights in northern France on the national holiday.

Gallodrome

1989

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6.0

Cockfights in northern France on the national holiday.

Gallodrome

1989

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NR

On 30 June 2002, three-time World Cup winners Germany played four-time world champions Brazil in the football World Cup final. That night in Yokohama, Brazil defeated Germany 2:0, making the Germans vice-champions of the World Cup.

Die Nacht von Yokohama

2003

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NR

On 30 June 2002, three-time World Cup winners Germany played four-time world champions Brazil in the football World Cup final. That night in Yokohama, Brazil defeated Germany 2:0, making the Germans vice-champions of the World Cup.

Die Nacht von Yokohama

2003

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NR

On 30 June 2002, three-time World Cup winners Germany played four-time world champions Brazil in the football World Cup final. That night in Yokohama, Brazil defeated Germany 2:0, making the Germans vice-champions of the World Cup.

Die Nacht von Yokohama

2003

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NR

Film by Karmakar.

Sam Shaw on John Cassavetes

1993

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NR

A completely black background and, before it, a microphone; during this film a total of ten women and men will step up to this microphone. In December 2011, Berlin venue Haus der Kulturen der Welt held a symposium on the topic of the current state of our democracy. The speakers’ appraisal is shocking: the Euro crisis and so-called best alternative to ‘save the markets’ means that the poker game over our common currency has taken precedence over visionary politics and institutions and parliamentarians are reduced to playing extras in a hectic race against time. Professing themselves to being at the mercy of practical constraints, politicians are at the same time using this line of argument to legitimise the dismantling of justice, freedom and solidarity.

Democracy Under Attack - An Intervention

2012

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NR

A completely black background and, before it, a microphone; during this film a total of ten women and men will step up to this microphone. In December 2011, Berlin venue Haus der Kulturen der Welt held a symposium on the topic of the current state of our democracy. The speakers’ appraisal is shocking: the Euro crisis and so-called best alternative to ‘save the markets’ means that the poker game over our common currency has taken precedence over visionary politics and institutions and parliamentarians are reduced to playing extras in a hectic race against time. Professing themselves to being at the mercy of practical constraints, politicians are at the same time using this line of argument to legitimise the dismantling of justice, freedom and solidarity.

Democracy Under Attack - An Intervention

2012

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7.7

In 196 BPM Romuald Karmakar documents the 2002 Berlin Love Parade. Using a single take each and wihtout dialogue or commentary, he shows three sites of the techno jamboree that has rocked the German capital one summer weekend every year since 1989.

196 bpm

2002

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7.7

In 196 BPM Romuald Karmakar documents the 2002 Berlin Love Parade. Using a single take each and wihtout dialogue or commentary, he shows three sites of the techno jamboree that has rocked the German capital one summer weekend every year since 1989.

196 bpm

2002

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NR

Film by Karmakar.

Eine Freundschaft in Deutschland

1985

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NR

Film by Karmakar.

Eine Freundschaft in Deutschland

1985

Das Himmler Projekt poster
9.0

Romuald Karmakar directs the actor Manfred Zapatka in performing the three-and-a-half hour speech originally declaimed before ninety-two SS generals by Heinrich Himmler on the 4th of October, 1943 in the Golden Hall of the Posen Palace.

Das Himmler Projekt

2000

Das Himmler Projekt poster
9.0

Romuald Karmakar directs the actor Manfred Zapatka in performing the three-and-a-half hour speech originally declaimed before ninety-two SS generals by Heinrich Himmler on the 4th of October, 1943 in the Golden Hall of the Posen Palace.

Das Himmler Projekt

2000

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NR

Short film about goats.

Ralph N. Elliott entdeckte, dass die Bewegung der Märkte allein durch das psychische Verhalten der Marktteilnehmer wiedergegeben wird

2012

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NR

Short film about goats.

Ralph N. Elliott entdeckte, dass die Bewegung der Märkte allein durch das psychische Verhalten der Marktteilnehmer wiedergegeben wird

2012