Mülheim Texas - helge schneider hERE AND THERE

Helge Schneider is one of the most extraordinary German artists: Jazz musician, entertainer, film director, actor and clown. His exceptional talent is his improvisational skill. This is where he shows his bubbling creativity. “I make the everyday grey colorful,” is what he says about himself. In his world, the fantastic coexists with the everyday and it is difficult to define the boundaries between reality and fiction. Even in the communication with his audiences, the element of disguise is used, humorously conveying his attitude out into the world. But how does Helge Schneider react to a filmmaker who approaches him to make a portrait of him? It is very clear that he is not going to offer his secrets on a silver platter. He doesn’t like people knowing too much about him… so the viewer has to accompany him on this journey – and determine for themselves where fiction begins, and where it ends.

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AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR Andrea Roggon

CINEMATOGRAPHY Petra Lisson

EDITING Bernd Euscher (BFS), Natali Barrey (BFS), Julia Karg

SOUND Andrea Roggon, Julian Peuker, Patrick Veigel, Oliver Stahn

SOUNDDESIGN Andreas Hildebrandt, Henning Hein

LINE PRODUCER Ulla Lehmann

SUPPORT DCP, ProRes

RATIO  1:2.35

SOUND  5.1 DCP

DURATION  93 min.

CO-PRODUCTION ZDF/ Das kleines Fernsehspiel

FUNDING Beauftragte für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (MFG), Film- und Medienstiftung (NRW), Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)

DISTRIBUTION Piffl Medien (Germany), Polyfilm (Austria)

DEFA-Foundation Award (Max Ophüls Festival 2015)

"Highly Recommended" (German Assessment Board)

Audience Award Ruhrpott (Kinofest Lünen 2015)