Thomas Heise

Thomas Heise

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.

  • Title: Thomas Heise
  • Popularity: 1.519
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1955-08-22
  • Place of Birth: Berlin, Germany
  • Homepage: www.heise-film.de
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Thomas Heise Movies

  • 2012
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    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Thomas Heise

    1 2012 HD

    With his background in Brechtian theater and the material-like, pure poetic style of his documentaries, Thomas Heise has created his very own kind of...

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  • 2012
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    Detection

    Detection

    5.2 2012 HD

    DETECTION. Consideration of past, present and future of a small village in Germany. For over a century — wars and states went by — the...

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  • 2002
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    Vaterland

    Vaterland

    4.5 2002 HD

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  • 2002
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    Vaterland

    Vaterland

    4.5 2002 HD

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  • 1992
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    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

    3.9 1992 HD

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  • 2006
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    Im Glück (Neger)

    Im Glück (Neger)

    7.2 2006 HD

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  • 2000
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    Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)

    Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)

    4.2 2000 HD

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  • 2009
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    Material

    Material

    6.1 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    Die Lage

    Die Lage

    4.3 2012 HD

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  • 1992
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    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

    Stau – Jetzt geht’s los

    3.9 1992 HD

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  • 1991
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    Iron Age

    Iron Age

    4.6 1991 HD

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  • 2009
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    Material

    Material

    6.1 2009 HD

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  • 1991
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    Iron Age

    Iron Age

    4.6 1991 HD

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  • 2008
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    Kinder. Wie die Zeit vergeht.

    Kinder. Wie die Zeit vergeht.

    4.2 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    Kinder. Wie die Zeit vergeht.

    Kinder. Wie die Zeit vergeht.

    4.2 2008 HD

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  • 2012
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    Die Lage

    Die Lage

    4.3 2012 HD

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  • 2000
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    Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)

    Neustadt (Stau – Der Stand der Dinge)

    4.2 2000 HD

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  • 2006
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    Im Glück (Neger)

    Im Glück (Neger)

    7.2 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Im Glück (Neger)

    Im Glück (Neger)

    7.2 2006 HD

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  • 2011
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    Solar System

    Solar System

    7.2 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Solar System

    Solar System

    7.2 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Solar System

    Solar System

    7.2 2011 HD

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  • 2022
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    Bushido gegen die Clans - Für die Familie

    Bushido gegen die Clans - Für die Familie

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2012
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    Consequence

    Consequence

    5.5 2012 HD

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  • 2014
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    Städtebewohner

    Städtebewohner

    6 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Städtebewohner

    Städtebewohner

    6 2014 HD

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  • 2012
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    Consequence

    Consequence

    5.5 2012 HD

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  • 2011
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    Kids

    Kids

    6 2011 HD

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  • 2012
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    Detection

    Detection

    5.2 2012 HD

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  • 1984
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    The House, 1984

    The House, 1984

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 1998
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    Barluschke

    Barluschke

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Barluschke

    Barluschke

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1980
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    So Why Make a Film About These People?

    So Why Make a Film About These People?

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    So Why Make a Film About These People?

    So Why Make a Film About These People?

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1984
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    The House, 1984

    The House, 1984

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 2009
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    Material

    Material

    6.1 2009 HD

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  • 1985
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    The People's Police Force, 1985

    The People's Police Force, 1985

    6 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    The People's Police Force, 1985

    The People's Police Force, 1985

    6 1985 HD

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  • 2004
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    Der Ausländer

    Der Ausländer

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Der Ausländer

    Der Ausländer

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Der Ausländer

    Der Ausländer

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2002
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    Vaterland

    Vaterland

    4.5 2002 HD

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  • 2016
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    Notorious Deeds

    Notorious Deeds

    6 2016 HD

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  • 1990
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    Snack Bar Special

    Snack Bar Special

    1 1990 HD

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  • 2005
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    Mein Bruder - We'll Meet Again

    Mein Bruder - We'll Meet Again

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Mein Bruder - We'll Meet Again

    Mein Bruder - We'll Meet Again

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1990
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    Snack Bar Special

    Snack Bar Special

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1979
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    Imbiß

    Imbiß

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2019
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    Heimat Is a Space in Time

    Heimat Is a Space in Time

    6.9 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Heimat Is a Space in Time

    Heimat Is a Space in Time

    6.9 2019 HD

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  • 2000
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    Meine Kneipe

    Meine Kneipe

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2010
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    20 × Brandenburg

    20 × Brandenburg

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2009
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    24 Hours Berlin

    24 Hours Berlin

    9 2009 HD

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  • 2000
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    Meine Kneipe

    Meine Kneipe

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1984
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    The House, 1984

    The House, 1984

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 1991
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    DAS!

    DAS!

    4.8 1991 HD

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