Birgit Hein

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Birgit Hein
Born (1942-08-06) August 6, 1942
Berlin, Germany
Occupation Film director, producer and screenwriter
Years active 1967–present
Spouse(s) Wilhelm Hein
Website
http://www.hbk-bs.de/bhein/

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]

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.

Filmography

  • 1967: S & W
  • 1968: Rohfilm
  • 1982: Love Stinks
  • 1986: Washing of The Feet (episode) in Jesus – Der Film
  • 1992: Die Unheimlichen Frauen
  • 1995: Baby, I Will Make You Sweat
  • 2000: La Moderna poesia

References

Footnotes

  1. Foster, p.176
  2. 2.0 2.1 Büttenbender, Gerhard. "Birgit Hein - Ihr leben". Official site. Retrieved 2008-05-17. 
  3. "After the Avant-garde: Participants". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2008-05-17. 

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