Patrick Hamm

Unveiling abuse in classical music's elite institutions — violinist Lara St. John fights for justice, exposing complicity and systemic misogyny.

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of illiberal democracy. From the young students of Hong Kong, to a rapper in post-Arab Spring Tunisia and the viral comedians of Bollywood, we discover how people from every corner of the globe are fighting the same struggle. They are fighting against elected leaders who trample on human rights, minorities, and their political opponents.

The 1980s and 1990s: a world without smartphones, without the internet—but with AIDS. A young German searches for the New York fashion designer Karl Davis, with whom he shares a special phenomenon. Along the way, he encounters activists and icons such as the painter Salomé, Lilo Wanders, Quentin Crisp, Rainbow Flag inventor Gilbert Baker, photographer Bobby Miller, Rosa von Praunheim, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Hildegard Knef. The film tells of an era full of upheaval, creativity, and loss. It explores the beginnings of AIDS activism, the innovative underground culture in NYC, the commercialization of the queer scene, images of masculinity, and the aging of gay men. A video diary from the 1990s thus becomes an intimate chronicle—and a declaration of love for a lost era.

Unveiling abuse in classical music's elite institutions — violinist Lara St. John fights for justice, exposing complicity and systemic misogyny.

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of illiberal democracy. From the young students of Hong Kong, to a rapper in post-Arab Spring Tunisia and the viral comedians of Bollywood, we discover how people from every corner of the globe are fighting the same struggle. They are fighting against elected leaders who trample on human rights, minorities, and their political opponents.

The 1980s and 1990s: a world without smartphones, without the internet—but with AIDS. A young German searches for the New York fashion designer Karl Davis, with whom he shares a special phenomenon. Along the way, he encounters activists and icons such as the painter Salomé, Lilo Wanders, Quentin Crisp, Rainbow Flag inventor Gilbert Baker, photographer Bobby Miller, Rosa von Praunheim, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Hildegard Knef. The film tells of an era full of upheaval, creativity, and loss. It explores the beginnings of AIDS activism, the innovative underground culture in NYC, the commercialization of the queer scene, images of masculinity, and the aging of gay men. A video diary from the 1990s thus becomes an intimate chronicle—and a declaration of love for a lost era.

The 1980s and 1990s: a world without smartphones, without the internet—but with AIDS. A young German searches for the New York fashion designer Karl Davis, with whom he shares a special phenomenon. Along the way, he encounters activists and icons such as the painter Salomé, Lilo Wanders, Quentin Crisp, Rainbow Flag inventor Gilbert Baker, photographer Bobby Miller, Rosa von Praunheim, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Hildegard Knef. The film tells of an era full of upheaval, creativity, and loss. It explores the beginnings of AIDS activism, the innovative underground culture in NYC, the commercialization of the queer scene, images of masculinity, and the aging of gay men. A video diary from the 1990s thus becomes an intimate chronicle—and a declaration of love for a lost era.