EXPLORING VARIETY
VIELFALT ERFORSCHEN

Rainer Knepperges, Katrin Leuthe | GER 2008 | 2 min.

Material: DV
Format: DVD
Original language: German

Script: Rainer Knepperges, Katrin Leuthe
Camera: Rainer Knepperges
Sound: Rainer Knepperges
Editing: Rainer Knepperges

Production: Rainer Knepperges
Print/Sales: Rainer Knepperges

The film highlights the variety of decorative concrete objects in public spaces and asks what will happen to all the elements and environments that were once set up to bring beauty and peace to our neighbourhood in the big cities and suburbs? These abstract formed parking barrieres or animal like beautified playgrounds are nowadays threatened to vanish or be destroyed by glas and wooden miscellanea. "We still don’t feel any loss yet, but..."

Rainer Knepperges, born in 1965 in Korschenbroich, Germany, was one of the founding members of "Filmclub 813", part of the legendary "Kölner Gruppe" and editor of the film magazine Gdinetmao. In 2005 he co-directed his first feature-length film Die Quereinsteigerinnen. He contributes to the film magazines Cargo, 24 and Sigi Götz Entertainment. He lives and works as filmmaker and writer in Cologne.

Films (selection): Leben und Werk 1990 | Joachim Krippo 1991 | Das nasse Grab der Grenzbanditen (zusammen mit Christian Mrasek) 1997 | Tour Eiffel (zus. mit Chr. Mrasek) 2000 | Mitte 30 2001 | Die Quereinsteigerinnen (zus. mit Chr. Mrasek) 2005 | Die Zukunft des Körpers, Episode Dr. Erich Lusman (Omnibusfilm) 2007 | Serge Rippenanker 2008 | Vielfalt erforschen (zus. mit Katrin Leuthe) 2008

Katrin Leuthe, born 1967, lives as a teacher in Cologne. Exploring Diversity is the first collaboration of Knepperges & Leuthe.

Film: Vielfalt erforschen (zusammen mit Rainer Knepperges) 2008

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