Salon Roxxa

Filmemacher und Fotograf

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Peter Sempel: short Vita/Filmography , (Hamburg, 3/2009)

Born in Hamburg 1954, half-yearold emigrated to Australia, grew up in the outback,

as a kid with own kangaroo and to school on horseback, no electricity and no tv;

and was often called “little german nazipig”, therefore burnt down the schoolhouse…;

returned after 12 years; studied at University Hamburg: literature+physical education,

hobby: opera and punkconcerts, wrote for musicmagazines(fanzines, and Spex…),

started MUSICFILMS 1981, mainly with(and because) Underground- and classical Music,

Dance and extraordinary artists, from Underground to Hollywood and back.

Most films supported by Filmfoerderung/Culture-department of CityHamburg,

(in Germany distributed by Pandora, SilverCine, now: 5films by Neue Visionen).

Often travels with+presents his films around the world, also supported by Goethe-Institute.

Since 2003 his films are shown on German art-tv: ZDF/3sat and “ARTE”.

Also presents Foto-exhibitions and videoshows in Galleries+Cinemas, mainly independent,

sometimes museums:DeutschesFilmmuseumFrankfurt,Babylon-Berlin,Kunsthalle-Hamburg,

AnthologyFilmArchives/andCBGB,NewYork, “Egyptian”,L.A., Hamburg:”GrosseFreiheit36″…

Main Films:

first “Musicfilms“, many shorts from 2 to 20min, 1981…

“KRIEGSJUGEND-SAVE THE CHILDREN”,18min, “FRESSEN”,6min,…

“Klarheit Ueber Alles”, “Ballet und Arbeit”, 6min, “Miss Bronx on 43rd”, 10min,…

PLACE IN THE SUN/SEELE BRENNT, 6min, film+video/EinstuerzendeNeubauten

THE WILD RAVEN, 90min, 1984/85 (Premiere: MetropolisKino,Hamburg)

THE BURNING RAVEN, 90min, 1986

(doublescreen/Music: Mozart/Requiem with Einstuerzende Neubauten/Kollaps)

DANDY (BlixaBargeld, NickCave, NinaHagen, DieterMeier,…), 86min, 35mm,1988, (Int.Premiere:N.Y.”Tunnel”)

JUST VISITING THIS PLANET-DIE WINTERREISE, (KazuoOhno/Butoh),103min,35mm,

1991,(Prem.:Int.FilmfestivalBerlin)(zdf/3sat)

JONAS IN THE DESERT, (Jonas Mekas+his world…), 104min, 16mm,1994,

(Prem.:Int.FilmfestivalBerlin),(zdf/3sat)

ALLEN GINSBERG:HUSTLER FOR LIFE ), 20min, 16mm,1998, (Int.FilmfestivalBerlin)

(singing “September On JessoreRoad” from his book “From The Fall Of America”)

NINAHAGEN-PUNK+GLORY, 94min, 16mm,1999 /2005 (int.FilmfestivalBerlin),(zdf/3sat)

JONAS AT THE OCEAN, (Mekas,part 2), 95min, 16mm, 2003 (prem:Kassel/Documenta)

LEMMY (Motoerhead), 97min, 2002/2006

(Int.Prem.with Lemmy+Corey:LosAngeles-SilverlakeFilmfestival)

KAZUO OHNO:I DANCE INTO THE LIGHT, 60min, 2004, (ZFD/ARTE),

(Int.Premiere: Paris, CentrePompidou)

(also films+fotos: DavidCarradine, DennisHopper,WimWenders,JimJarmush,FandoArrabal,

Tulip,Die SingendeTulpe,P.Broetzmann,PattiSmith,NickCave,DieterMeier,KennethAnger,..)

FLAMENCO MI VIDA – Knives Of The Wind, 92min, 35mm/digibeta,

with grant from  Filmfoerderung HamburgSchleswigHolstein, /

Worldpremiere: Int.Filmfestival SaoPaulo, Oct.2007

Kinostart: 5/2008, Dejavu-Filmverleih, Hamburg

Spanish Premiere: Bienal de Flamenco Sevilla, Filmforum, Oct.08

In progress: DieAmeiseDerKunst, Jonathan Meese+ the dictatorship of Art,(2008/09)grant/FFHS

sempel@t-online.de

Hamburg, Germany

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