25+ years of author-driven artistic documentaries for cine, television and online. collaborative and transformative projects, in Europe, Latin America and Africa
by author, director, producer Marcel Kolvenbach
The work consists of engaging politically with images and sounds and their relationships.
Pierre Bourdieu
FILMOGRAPHY (selection)
2022
SEARCHING FOR FRITZ KANN
(Auf der Suche nach Fritz Kann)
Germany, Poland, Argentina / 99 min. cinema documentary
publicnomad productions
2021
FROM ENERGY TRANSITION TO BLACKOUT?
(Mit der Energiewende in den Blackout?
Germany / 45 min. tv documentary
publicnomad productions
2019 to 2021
IN SITU
Collaborative research on cancer inequities with vulnerable communities in Argentina.
Argentina / 90 min. TV and online
publicnomad productions
3rd PARTY PRODUCTIONS
BY MARCEL KOLVENBACH
as author, director or camera
2023
RADICAL CLIMATE ACTION
RADIKAL FÜRS KLIMA
Germany / 45 min. tv documentary / Nick Schader, Kolja Schwartz, Marcel Kolvenbach
SWR / ARD German TV / Story im Ersten
2022
THE SECRET OPINION MAKERS
(Die geheimen Meinngsmacher)
Germany / 45min tv documentary / Maria Catalina Görz y Moratalla, Marcel Kolvenach
SWR / ARD German TV / Story im Ersten
2019
HOW GERMAN STATE TV SUPPORTED APARTHEID
(Im Auftrag des Apartheid Regimes)
Germany, South Africa / 10 min. tv dcumentary, online and crossmedia / Marcel Kolvenbach
ARD German TV / Report Mainz
2018
MAR MENOR, FIGHT FOR A CLEAN LAGOON
(Das Mar Menor stirbt, Kampf um eine saubere Lagune)
Spain / 30 min. tv documentary, online and crossmedia / Maria Catalina Görz y Moratalla, Marcel Kolvenbach
ARD German TV / Report Mainz
2018
SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO
Canada, France, Germany / 82 min. cinema documentary / Camera: Marcel Kolvenbach
director: Philipp Jedicke / Rapid Eye Movies
2017
WE HACK GERMANY
(Wir hacken Deutschland)
Germany, Austria, Ukraine / 60 min. tv documentary / Marcel Kolvenbach, Michael Richter
ARD German TV / Report Mainz
2016
THARIB, THE ENDLESS JOURNEY
(Tharib, die unendliche Reise)
Kenya, Niger, Libya, Israel, Turkey, Greece / 45 min. tv documentary, animation and transmedia online project / Marcel Kolvenbach, Karsten Laske
BR German TV / UFA labs
2015
DÜGÜN TURKISH WEDDING
(Hochzeit auf Türkisch in Duisburg)
Germany / 90 min. cinema documentary / Ayșe Kalmaz, Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR German TV / IFAGE / Real Fiction Films
2014
netwars out of CTRL
USA, China, Germany / 52 min. TV documentary / crossmedia project / Marcel Kolvenbach
ZDF/arte / Filmtank Berlin
2013
ATOMIC AFRICA: CLEAN ENERGY’S DIRTY SECRETS
DR Congo, Niger, South Africa, Tanzania, France / 90 min. Cine, 52 min. TV documentary / Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR public tv
2012
THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS, ARUSHA TZ
Tanzania, Ghana / 30 min. online documentary / Achola Rosario, Marcel Kolvenbach
film4change Uganda, Cams & Grips Kampala, GIZ
2012
SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE
(Die unsichtbare Armee)
Uganda, Iraq, USA / 30 min. tv documentary / Achola Rosario, Marcel Kolvenbach
arte TV / Filmtank Berlin
2011
RWENZORI, MOUNTAINS OF MOON
(Im Reich der Regengötter)
Uganda / 52 min. tv documentary / Marcel Kolvenbach
ZDF arte / a&o buero filmproduktion
2011
EARTH WATER FIRE
(Terra, Acqua, Fuoco)
Uganda / 3 x 7 min. online / Katerina Marshfield, Marcel Kolvenbach
ZDF arte / a&o buero filmproduktion
2010
CLASSICAL MUSIC IN DRC
(Klassik im Kongo)
DR Congo / 30 min. tv documentary / Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR TV
2010
MARITIME AFRICA, ZANZIBAR
(Klassik im Kongo)
Tanzania, Zanzibar and Pemba / 52 min. tv documentary / scipt, field producer: Marcel Kolvenbach / director and producer: Thomas Wartmann
SWR arte / filmquadrat Munich
2010
INTO THE HEART OF AFRICA
(Auf den Spuren von Mungo Park: Der Niger)
Mali, Niger, Nigeria / 2x45 min. tv documentary / field producer: Marcel Kolvenbach / author: Werner Zeppenfeld
ARD German TV
2008
COCA, TERROR AND THE INCA UPRISING
(Koka, Terror und der Inka-Aufstand)
Colombia, Peru, Bolivia / 52 min. tv documentary / author, director, camera: Marcel Kolvenbach
ZDF arte, SVT
2007
QURAN IN MY HEAD
(Koka, Terror und der Inka-Aufstand)
Colombia, Peru, Bolivia / 52 min. tv documentary / author, director, camera: Marcel Kolvenbach
ZDF arte, SVT
2006
HILLARY (CLINTON)‘S TRIP TO THE MOON
(Hillary‘s Reise zum Mond)
USA / 60 min. tv documentary / author, director: Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR, arte tv
2005
DEATH IN THE ANDES
(Tod in den Anden, San Gaban)
Peru / 30 min. tv documentary / author, director, camera: Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR German public tv
2004
HOW I LIKE IT
(Wie es mir gefällt, Muslima in Deutschland)
Peru / 30 min. tv documentary / author, director, camera: Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR German public tv
2004
THE CASE DUTROUX
(Der Fall Dutroux)
Belgium / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR German public tv
2004
THE CLINTONS
(Liebe an der Macht: Die Cliontons)
USA / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: Barbara Biemann, Marcel Kolvenbach
ARD German public tv
2003
THE SECRET OF THE BAT (BACARDI)
(Das Geheimnis der Fledermaus: Bacardi zwischen Rum und Revolution)
USA / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: Ekkehard Sieker, Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR arte tv
2002
THIS IS MY COUNTRY
(Dieses Land ist mein Land)
Germany / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: Antonio Cascais, Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR arte tv
2002
SCHILY POWER ORDER
(Schily Macht Ordnung)
Germany, Italy / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: ARobin Lautenbach, Jürgen Thebrath, Marcel Kolvenbach
ARD German public tv
2000
THE HEART OF MANHATTAN
(Grand Central Terminal)
USA / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: Jürgen Thebrath, Marcel Kolvenbach
ARD German public tv
2000
FROM MURDERER TO PRIEST
(Vom Mörder zum Priester)
USA / 45 min. tv documentary / author, director: Arnd Henze, Marcel Kolvenbach
WDR German public tv