Helma Sanders-brahms


Director, Screenwriter

Biography

Life Events

1968

Went to Italy for WDR to interview directors such as Pasolini, Zeffirelli and Rosi; Pasolini struck her "like a thunderbolt" by saying that she would "make films"

1970

Short film directing debut, "Angelika Urban, Verkauferin, verlbot/Angelika Urban, Salesgirl, Engaged" (30 mins; black-and-white documentary)

1971

Feature writing and directing debut, "Gewalt/Violence"

1982

Retrospective of film work at National Film Theatre, London

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