Harun Farocki

Biography

Harun Farocki was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film. He made over 90 films, the vast majority of them short experimental documentaries.

Known for

A German Youth

7 February 2015

The Inextinguishable Fire

26 July 1969

Class Relations

21 February 1984

Images of the World and the Inscription of War

13 November 1991

Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika

13 November 1983

Cinématon

20 December 1978

Workers Leaving the Factory

2 April 1995

Between Two Wars

5 November 1978

Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser

1 May 1986

Interface

8 November 1995

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2016	EXPRMNTL	Himself
—	Cinématon n°1068 : Harun Farocki
—	Straub/Huillet: Arbeiten zu "Klassenverhältnisse"
2015	A German Youth	(archive material)
2014	Harun, who only drinks beer, has a glass of wine (2011).	Harun Farocki
2005	Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Harun Farocki	Self
2005	Who is Helene Schwarz?	Self
2005	Palette revisited
2004	Kulturplatz	Self
2002	Starbuck Holger Meins	Self
1995	Workers Leaving the Factory	Narrador
1995	Interface	Self
1993	Navy Cut
1991	Images of the World and the Inscription of War	Self (uncredited)
1988	Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith
1987	Filmtip: Der Tod des Empedokles
1986	Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser
1984	Class Relations	Delamarche
1983	Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
1982	Filme von Peter Weiss	Self
1981	Kino 81	Self
1980	Henry Angst
1979	Putting Things Straight
1978	Cinématon	N°1068
1978	Between Two Wars
1978	"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec.	Film director
1978	A Picture of Sarah Schumann	Self / Interviewer
1975	Kampf um ein Kind
1975	About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright	(voice)
1975	About Narration
1971	Something Self Explanatory (15x)
1970	Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)
1970	Die Teilung aller Tage
1969	The Inextinguishable Fire
1969	Wochenschau I: Requiem für eine Firma
1968	Their Newspapers
1967	Farocki dreht
1967	3000 Houses
1964	Grimme-Preis-Verleihung	Self

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2015	As If We Were Somebody Else	Dramaturgy
—	Häuser 1–2	Director
2020	Labour in a Single Shot	Director
2014	Phoenix	Co-Writer
2014	Parallel I–IV	Director
2013	Sauerbruch Hutton Architects	Director
2012	Barbara	Writer
2012	A New Product	Writer
2012	A New Product	Editor
2012	A New Product	Director
2010	Serious Games 1–4	Director
2010	Serious Games 2 – Three Dead	Writer
2010	Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow	Writer
2010	Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow	Director
2010	Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow	Editor
2010	Serious Games 3 – Immersion	Writer
2010	Serious Games 3 – Immersion	Editor
2010	Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"	Writer
2010	Serious Games 2 – Three Dead	Director
2010	Serious Games 3 – Immersion	Director
2010	Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"	Director
2010	Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"	Editor
2010	Serious Games 2 – Three Dead	Editor
2010	The Silver and the Cross	Director
2009	In Comparison	Director
2009	In Comparison	Writer
2009	In Comparison	Producer
2009	In Comparison	Still Photographer
2008	Feasting or Flying	Director
2007	Yella	Script Editor
2007	Respite	Director
2007	Respite	Writer
2007	Respite	Producer
2007	Memories	Director
2007	Memories	Story
2007	Memories	Editor
2007	Memories	Producer
2007	Übertragung	Director
2007	Deep Play	Director
2007	Comparison via a Third	Director
2006	Am Rand der Städte	Producer
2006	Dubbing	Director
2006	On Construction of Griffith’s Films	Director
2005	Ghosts	Screenplay
2005	Ghosts	Dramaturgy
2005	Aufstellung	Director
2005	A Way	Director
2004	Nothing Ventured	Director
2004	Nothing Ventured	Screenplay
2004	Counter-Music	Director
2003	War at a Distance	Screenplay
2003	War at a Distance	Director
2003	Eye / Machine III	Screenplay
2003	Eye / Machine III	Director
2002	Eye / Machine II	Director
2002	Eye / Machine II	Screenplay
2001	The State I Am In	Writer
2001	The Creators of the Shopping Worlds	Director
2001	The Creators of the Shopping Worlds	Writer
2001	Eye / Machine I	Director
2001	Eye / Machine I	Screenplay
2000	Prison Images	Director
2000	Prison Images	Screenplay
2000	I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts	Screenplay
2000	I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts	Director
1999	Deutsche Polizisten: Viele Kulturen - eine Truppe	Producer
1998	What Farocki Taught	Writer
1998	Words and Games	Screenplay
1998	Words and Games	Director
1997	Still Life	Writer
1997	Still Life	Editor
1997	Still Life	Director
1997	The Expression of Hands	Director
1997	The Expression of Hands	Writer
1997	The Interview	Director
1997	Documenta X - Die Filme	Director
1996	Cuba Libre	Screenplay
1996	The Appearance	Director
1995	Pilots	Script Editor
1995	Workers Leaving the Factory	Director
1995	Workers Leaving the Factory	Writer
1995	Workers Leaving the Factory	Producer
1995	Interface	Director
1995	Interface	Writer
1995	Interface	Producer
1994	The Leading Role	Director
1994	Re-education	Director
1994	Re-education	Writer
1993	A Day in the Life of a Consumer	Director
1992	Videograms of a Revolution	Director
1992	Videograms of a Revolution	Writer
1992	Videograms of a Revolution	Producer
1992	The Warm Money	Script Editor
1991	Images of the World and the Inscription of War	Director
1991	Images of the World and the Inscription of War	Writer
1991	Images of the World and the Inscription of War	Producer
1991	Images of the World and the Inscription of War	Editor
1991	What’s Up?	Director
1990	How to Live in the German Federal Republic	Director
1990	Kinostadt Paris	Director
1989	Image und Umsatz, oder: Wie kann man einen Schuh darstellen?	Director
1988	Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith	Director
1988	Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith	Writer
1987	Indoctrination	Director
1987	Filmtip: Der Tod des Empedokles	Director
1987	Filmtip: Der Tod des Empedokles	Screenplay
1987	Filmtip: Der Tod des Empedokles	Editor
1986	As You See	Director
1986	As You See	Writer
1986	Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser	Director
1986	Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser	Writer
1986	Filmbooks	Director
1985	Film-Tip: Le thé au harem d’Archimède	Director
1985	Betrayed	Director
1985	Betrayed	Screenplay
1984	The Double Face of Peter Lorre	Director
1983	Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika	Director
1983	Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika	Screenplay
1983	Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika	Editor
1983	An Image	Director
1982	Before Your Eyes - Vietnam	Director
1982	Filme von Peter Weiss	Director
1982	Filme von Peter Weiss	Writer
1982	Filme von Peter Weiss	Editor
1980	Single. A Record is Being Produced	Director
1980	Single. A Record is Being Produced	Script
1979	Zur Ansicht: Peter Weiss	Writer
1979	Zur Ansicht: Peter Weiss	Director
1979	The Taste of Life	Director
1979	Industry and Photography	Director
1978	Between Two Wars	Director
1978	Between Two Wars	Writer
1978	A Picture of Sarah Schumann	Director
1978	A Picture of Sarah Schumann	Writer
1977	Bedtime Stories: Railways	Director
1977	Bedtime Stories: Cat	Director
1977	Bedtime Stories: Ships	Director
1977	Bedtime Stories: Bridges	Director
1975	About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright	Writer
1975	About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright	Director
1975	About Narration	Director
1975	Auf Biegen oder Brechen	Screenplay
1973	The Trouble with Images. A Critique of Television	Director
1973	Make Up	Director
1973	Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von Heftromanen	Director
1973	Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von Heftromanen	Writer
1972	Remember Tomorrow is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life	Director
1971	Something Self Explanatory (15x)	Director
1971	Something Self Explanatory (15x)	Writer
1970	Die Teilung aller Tage	Director
1969	The Inextinguishable Fire	Director
1969	The Inextinguishable Fire	Producer
1969	The Inextinguishable Fire	Screenplay
1969	The Inextinguishable Fire	Editor
1969	Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets	Producer
1969	Untitled or: Nixon comes to Berlin	Producer
1969	Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets	Editor
1969	Untitled or: Nixon comes to Berlin	Writer
1969	Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets	Director
1969	Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets	Writer
1969	Untitled or: Nixon comes to Berlin	Director
1968	White Christmas	Writer
1968	White Christmas	Editor
1968	White Christmas	Director
1968	Their Newspapers	Director
1968	Their Newspapers	Writer
1968	Their Newspapers	Editor
1968	Untitled or: The Wandering Cinema for Engineering Students	Director
1968	Three Shots at Rudi	Director
1967	The Words of the Chairman	Director
1967	The Words of the Chairman	Writer
1967	The Campaign Volunteer	Director
1967	The Campaign Volunteer	Screenplay
1966	Everybody a Berliner Kindl	Writer
1966	Everybody a Berliner Kindl	Director
1966	Two Paths	Writer
1966	Two Paths	Director