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Thomas Heise was born in Berlin, capital of the German Democratic Republic, in 1955. After school he trained as a printer. After his military service in the East German armed forces he began to work as an assistant director at the DEFA - Studio for Feature Films in Potsdam Babelsberg in 1975. Between 1978 and 1983 Heise studied at the Academy of Film & Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg (HFF/B). His first film, the documentary Wozu denn über diese Leute einen Film/Why a Film About These People - produced entirely with materials bought on the black market - was banned from public screening. Since 1983 he has worked as a free-lance writer and director in the areas of theatre, audio drama and documentary. Until the end of the GDR all his documentary efforts were however either blocked by what was – in official jargon – called 'operative means' or destroyed or confiscated. Since the beginning of the 1990s Heise's documentaries have attracted national and international attention. Since 2007 he's been teaching as a Professor for Film and Media Art at Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe. Thomas Heise's earlier films dealt with social phenomena in the GDR and the country's bureaucratic apparatus. From the late 80s his focus has moved to the changes individuals, families and regional communities have had to undergo in the aftermath of the German reunification. The works of the filmmaker encompass a wide range of contemporary socially relevant topics such as privatisation, the re-organisation of the formerly industrial sphere, unemployment and rightwing radicalism to name but a few.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1955-08-22
- event Death Date 2024-05-29
- school Known for: Directing
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- info Birth Place Berlin, Germany
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Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise
2012-12-31
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Detection
2012-12-13
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Heimat Is a Space in Time
2019-09-26
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DAS!
1991-01-02
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Vaterland
2002-10-18
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Vaterland
2002-10-18
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Material
2009-02-12
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Material
2009-02-12
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Stau – Jetzt geht’s los
1992-11-11
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Stau – Jetzt geht’s los
1992-11-11
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Iron Age
1991-11-24
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Iron Age
1991-11-24
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Im Glück (Neger)
2006-03-06
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Im Glück (Neger)
2006-03-06
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Im Glück (Neger)
2006-03-06
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Kinder. Wie die Zeit vergeht.
2008-09-25
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Kinder. Wie die Zeit vergeht.
2008-09-25
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Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)
2000-02-18
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Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)
2000-02-18
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Die Lage
2012-02-15
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Die Lage
2012-02-15
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Solar System
2011-04-06
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Solar System
2011-04-06
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Solar System
2011-04-06
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Bushido gegen die Clans - Für die Familie
2022-01-12
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Consequence
2012-11-14
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Städtebewohner
2014-04-26
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Städtebewohner
2014-04-26
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Consequence
2012-11-14
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Kids
2011-03-06
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Detection
2012-12-13
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The House, 1984
1984-12-31
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Barluschke
1998-03-26
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Barluschke
1998-03-26
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So Why Make a Film About These People?
1980-12-31
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So Why Make a Film About These People?
1980-12-31
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The House, 1984
1984-12-31
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The People's Police Force, 1985
1985-12-31
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The People's Police Force, 1985
1985-12-31
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Material
2009-02-12
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Der Ausländer
2004-10-20
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Der Ausländer
2004-10-20
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Der Ausländer
2004-10-20
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Vaterland
2002-10-18
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Notorious Deeds
2016-10-28
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Snack Bar Special
1990-10-06
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Snack Bar Special
1990-10-06
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Mein Bruder - We'll Meet Again
2005-02-15
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Mein Bruder - We'll Meet Again
2005-02-15
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Imbiß
1979-01-02
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Heimat Is a Space in Time
2019-09-26
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Heimat Is a Space in Time
2019-09-26
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24 Hours Berlin
2009-09-05
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Meine Kneipe
2000-05-08
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Meine Kneipe
2000-05-08
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20 × Brandenburg
2010-10-01
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The House, 1984
1984-12-31