Rosa von Praunheim

The German film and theater director, producer, author, professor of directing and activist of the LGBTQ movement is considered an important representative of the New German Cinema. The pioneer of queer cinema has made more than 150 short and feature films in over 50 years.
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  • Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

    Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts

    Documentary, Queer

    1979

    1h.38min

    16+

    In blunt, direct, sometimes quite graphic sequences, von Praunheim explores the entire gay subculture which touches all facets of American life.


  • Queens Don’t Cry

    Queens Don’t Cry

    Documentary, Queer

    2002

    1h.29min

    16 FSK

    The groundbreaking members of the legendary Berlin club SchwuZ talk about their career, political activism in drag, and 'doing it' for the first time.


  • Fire Under Your Ass

    Fire Under Your Ass

    Documentary, Queer

    1990

    52min

    16+

    Part 3 of the groundbreaking Rosa von Praunheim documentary trilogy on the AIDS epidemic


  • Silence = Death

    Silence = Death

    Documentary, Queer

    1990

    55min

    16 FSK

    Part 1 of the groundbreaking Rosa von Praunheim documentary trilogy on the AIDS epidemic


  • Two Mothers

    Two Mothers

    Biography, Documentary

    2007

    1h.27min

    16+

    Rosa von Praunheim's search for his own roots interweaves his personal life story with the larger historical context of the Second World War.


  • The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

    The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

    Drama, Queer

    2000

    1h.36min

    16+

    Rosa von Praunheim recounts the fascinating biography of the revolutionary sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld and his groundbreaking findings.


  • Survival in New York

    Survival in New York

    Documentary, Independent

    1990

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Three German women go to New York City in the early 1980's and try to get established there.


  • Life Is Like a Cucumber

    Life Is Like a Cucumber

    Biography, Drama

    1990

    1h.27min

    12 FSK

    Lotti Huber, the 77-year-old singer, dancer and actress brimming with the spirit of life, tells of her eventful life in this semi-documenary film.


  • I Am My Own Woman

    I Am My Own Woman

    Drama, Documentary

    1992

    1h.31min

    16 FSK

    Rosa von Praunheim portrays Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, famous transvestite from the former GDR, in a winning mix of documentary and feature film.


  • Positive

    Positive

    Documentary, Queer

    1990

    1h.16min

    16+

    Part 2 of the groundbreaking Rosa von Praunheim documentary trilogy on the AIDS epidemic.


  • Rent Boys

    Rent Boys

    Documentary, Queer

    2011

    1h.23min

    12 FSK

    This authentic documentary follows male sex workers from Bahnhof Zoo in Berlin as they work, shedding light on the issue of male prostitution.


  • Berliner Bettwurst

    Berliner Bettwurst

    Comedy, Queer

    1975

    1h.11min

    16+

    With 'Die Bettwurst', Rosa von Praunheim established the camp film genre in Germany. The sequel follows the couple through an odyssey of bourgeoisie.


  • Auf der Suche nach Heilern oder Ich bin ein Hypochonder

    Auf der Suche nach Heilern oder Ich bin ein Hypochonder

    Documentary

    2014

    1h.23min

    0 FSK

    Director Rosa von Praunheim experiments with alternative medicine and seeks out faith healers to cure his ailments and experience enlightenment.


  • Praunheim Memoires

    Praunheim Memoires

    Biography, Queer

    2014

    1h.24min

    0 FSK

    PRAUNHEIM MEMOIRES pays tribute to 1950s West Germany for better and for worse and how it shaped the nascent artist.


  • Darkroom

    Darkroom

    Drama, Queer

    2020

    1h.29min

    16 FSK

    Cult director Rosa von Praunheim tells a true-crime story based on a real case about knockout drops in the Berlin party scene.


  • Friendship of Men

    Friendship of Men

    Documentary, Queer

    2018

    1h.25min

    12 FSK

    Cult director Rosa von Praunheim explores the question of how gay Goethe and his contemporaries were. How did they perceive homosexuality?