Renate Sami

A look into the life of Holger Meins, the German cinematography student who became a revolutionary and a prominent voice in the Vietnam War protest movement. This film is comprised of interviews with his associates.

Mit Pyramiden is a film about Egypt. About Cairo, about the people there, the streets, the history of the country, the sounds, the light, about the colours, the religions, the sand, the pyramids. I see and I hear. Cars honking, cars standing around everywhere, people in long clothes, including men.

Mit Pyramiden is a film about Egypt. About Cairo, about the people there, the streets, the history of the country, the sounds, the light, about the colours, the religions, the sand, the pyramids. I see and I hear. Cars honking, cars standing around everywhere, people in long clothes, including men.

Experimental documentary about a public park.

This film was produced to be included in a compilation of films against the construction of atomic bombs and nuclear powerplants. Some trees and bushes, a clearing. A young man tries to wrap himself in a foil, and a girl who sings about love accompanies herself on a children’s bandoneon.

A tree in front of a wall over the course of a year.

Feature film based on a South American myth in which a woman transforms into a jaguar.

A look into the life of Holger Meins, the German cinematography student who became a revolutionary and a prominent voice in the Vietnam War protest movement. This film is comprised of interviews with his associates.

A look into the life of Holger Meins, the German cinematography student who became a revolutionary and a prominent voice in the Vietnam War protest movement. This film is comprised of interviews with his associates.

Under the spell of Cathy Berberian’s voice, scraps of melodies and poems in Sami's head. In love with spring and summer’s flowers, she walks through streets and gardens, pastures, fields and forests.

Travelgue through the outskirts of Kairo.

Travelgue through the outskirts of Kairo.

'Broadway Mai 95' follows the old Indian trail from Battery Park to the Broadway Bridge.

Documentary about a painter.

Omnibus film about fear of war.

Portraits of friends, women and men, the Polish Market on Potsdamer Platz, the Wall, a picknick in the Park, on the road in Italy, Turin in Winter, a poem by Cesare Pavese. The film was originally shot on Super8, was then transmitted to MiniDV and left without sound to be punctuated here and there with some short pieces of music.

Renate Sami's own personal and poetic view of the city of Venice with a particular emphasis on its waterways.

A poetic documentary on the Italian poet Cesare Pavese and his connection to two particular locations - the city of Turin and the village of Santo Stefano Belbo. 16mm, color

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