Werner Nekes Movies

An experimental film about the interpenetration of various levels of communication, dealing with the relationship of the pictorial functions to those...

The history of the magic lantern with demonstrations of moving slides, watertank or polarisation slides, followed by images on paper, which are...

Changing landscape as the same day progresses.

Directed by Werner Nekes.

A sleeping girl is plagued by strange dreams; manifold images fuse to create a bewildering puzzle, which finally dissolves and gives way to relief...

SPACECUT makes the frame a very strong culminating structure. Every frame is different, yet the almost half hour assembly of images results in a...

This film, conceived for an "oral culture" shows cows on a pasture in Northern Germany in one single shot. With interruptions, the cows seem to...

A part of Werner Nekes' lyrical anthology DIWAN.

A grotesque review of actions performed in vain and those of frustration incarnate: it is about the vain attempt to button up a pair of briefs, the...

A satire with cinematical comedy. No other medium would permit this specific form. The comic potential of pithy scraps of dialogue between safari...

Directed by Werner Nekes.

Directed by Werner Nekes.

A part of Werner Nekes' lyrical anthology DIWAN.

A fixed shot showing six persons, looking into the camera inertly. Gradually tiny, minimal movements can be registered.

Two men travel around.

The film traces the history of the camera obscura, the understanding of perspective and anamorphosis, peepshows and it shows the beauty of historical...