Michael Ballhaus

Documentary about R.W. Fassbinder

This is not just another documentary about German film history, but a film about love for the cinema, a voyage of discovery in over a 100 years of German film. it gives many reasons why to love German cinema and also a few reasons why this may not be easy sometimes. This journey is done together with ten of the most important German filmmakers.

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation. (imdb)

With actor-turned-filmmaker Ulli Lommel as host and guide (he appeared in Fassbinder's very first feature, Love Is Colder Than Death, in 1969), documentary filmmaker Robert Fischer conducts a tour of Hollywood today, pausing to chat with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and actress Hanna Schygulla # both charter members of Fassbinder's tight-knit stock company of technicians and players # as well as Wim Wenders, who found the toehold in the studio system that Fassbinder never had. (imdb)

Directed by Juliane Lorenz, this 2010 documentary about the making of WORLD ON A WIRE features interviews with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, coscreenwriter Fritz Müller-Scherz, and actor Karl-Heinz Vosgerau. (filmstruck.com)

Cast and crew of Fassbinder's 1976 television film recount its production; critics comment on its themes and autobiographical importance.