Helga Reidemeister
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 4, 1940
- Died
- November 29, 2021
- Birthplace
- Halle an der Saale, Germany
Helga Reidemeister was one of the most renowned documentary film directors of her generation and was very active in education. Reidemeister initially studied free painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. She then worked as a social worker in the Märkisches Viertel in Berlin from 1968 to 1973, which had a great impact on her. There she met working-class women who did not feel properly represented in the documentaries she showed them. These women motivated her to study film herself. She made several films about working-class families and the role of women. Her work also focuses on Afghanistan and the city of Berlin. She has taught at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy since 1994 and, as a senior lecturer, was instrumental in establishing the documentary film specialization. Helga Reidemeister has also lectured at numerous other universities in Germany and abroad.
Filmography
Splitter Afghanistan 2015
Director, Writer
Mein Herz sieht die Welt schwarz - Eine Liebe in Kabul 2009
Director
- Who is Helene Schwarz?
Who is Helene Schwarz? 2005
as Self
Texas - Kabul 2004
Director, Producer
Gotteszell – Ein Frauengefängnis 2001
Director
Lights from Afar 1998
Writer, Producer, Director
Women in Black 1997
Writer, Director
wundbrand - sarajevo, 17 tage im august 1994
Dramaturgy
Rodina heißt Heimat 1992
Director
In the Splendour of Happiness 1990
Director
DrehOrt Berlin 1987
Director, Writer
Mit starrem Blick aufs Geld 1983
Director
Karola Bloch - Dann nimmt die Frau die Geschicke in die Hand 1982
Director
Aufrecht gehen. Rudi Dutschke - Spuren 1980
Writer, Director
Is This Fate? 1979
Writer, Still Photographer, Director
The Bought Dream 1977
Director, Editor
Lokomotive Kreuzberg 1975
Director
The Wollands 1973
Writer
Credits from TMDB.