Birgit Hein
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| Birgit Hein | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1942 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Film director, producer and screenwriter |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | Wilhelm Hein |
| Official website | |
Birgit Hein (b. August 6, 1942) is a German film director, producer and screenwriter who has made experimental films with her husband Wilhelm Hein since the 1960s.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Hein was born in Berlin in 1942.[2] In 1964, she married Wilhelm Hein, with whom she collaborated on several experimental film projects.[2] In 1968, she co-founded XSCREEN, an exhibition space in Cologne.[3] In 1993, Hein won the German Film Critics Association Best Experimental Film Award for her film Die Unheimlichen Frauen.
[edit] Filmography
- 1967: S & W
- 1968: Rohfilm
- 1982: Love Stinks
- 1992: Die Unheimlichen Frauen
- 1995: Baby, I Will Make You Sweat
- 2000: La Moderna poesia
[edit] References
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Foster, p.176
- ^ a b Büttenbender, Gerhard. Birgit Hein - Ihr leben. Official site. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ After the Avant-garde: Participants. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
[edit] Sources
- Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1995). Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group, 176–178. ISBN 0313289727.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
- Birgit Hein at the Internet Movie Database
