Niels Bolbrinker
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1951
- Died
- April 4, 2025
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, Germany
Niels Bolbrinker has been working as a freelance cameraman and director since the mid-1970s, after studying photography and graduating in visual communication. In 1976 he was one of the founders of the Wendlandische Filmkooperative, an association of documentary filmmakers in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district, which is still dominated by the anti-nuclear movement. As a cinematographer and for the cut of "Do it right and shy nobody" Bolbrinker 1977 was awarded the Federal Film Award. (Wikipedia)
Filmography
Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus 2018
Director
- Reality Check
Reality Check 2014
Director
Sounds from the Fog 2012
Camera Operator
The Woman with the 5 Elephants 2010
Director of Photography
- Flys and Angels
Flys and Angels 2009
Director, Cinematography, Editor
- Burning Within
Burning Within 2009
Director of Photography
Die Natur vor uns 2008
Director
- Die Thuranos
Die Thuranos 2004
Director
Bauhaus - Modell und Mythos 1998
Director
Original Wolfen 1996
Director
- Politische Landschaft
Politische Landschaft 1995
Director
- it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing
it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing 1991
Director
- Schuß Gegenschuß
Schuß Gegenschuß 1990
Director
- Boppard, Du mein Heimatstädtchen
Boppard, Du mein Heimatstädtchen 1989
Director of Photography
- Dass wir niemals Dagewesen sein werden
Dass wir niemals Dagewesen sein werden 1987
Director
- Aus grauer Städte Mauern
Aus grauer Städte Mauern 1986
Director of Photography
- Zwischenzeit
Zwischenzeit 1985
Director
- Obituary of a Beast
Obituary of a Beast 1985
Director of Photography
- Alles unter Kontrolle. Notizen auf dem Weg zum Überwachungsstaat
Alles unter Kontrolle. Notizen auf dem Weg zum Überwachungsstaat 1983
Director
- Applausordnung
Applausordnung 1982
Director of Photography
Der Traum von einer Sache 1981
Director
Schade, daß Beton nicht brennt 1981
Director
- Die Herren machen das selber, daß ihnen der arme Mann Feyndt wird
Die Herren machen das selber, daß ihnen der arme Mann Feyndt wird 1979
Director
- Landfrauen
Landfrauen 1978
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.