Werner Nekes
Directing·April 29, 1944·† January 22, 2017 — 72 years old·Erfurt, Germany
Werner Nekes was born in 1944 in Erfurt and studied linguistics and psychology in Freiburg. He then went to Bonn in 1964 where he was a head of the University Film Club and later chairman of the FIAG. He developed friendships with film directors, sculptors and painters. These included Dore 0., his companion and collaborator since 1967.
He began painting in 1965 with diverse materials and objects.
He started his practice of film with 8mm and went on with 16mm. He decided to free the film from narration and psychology and organized his films according to temporal units and structural systems.
Known For
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2025AlaskaProducer · Director of Photography2025LawaleDirector of Photography2017Werner Nekes - Life Between the PicturesSelf2016EXPRMNTLHimself2016Eva HesseSelf2010DownupDirector2008WomanbirdDirector1999The Critical MassHimself1997The Day of the PainterDirector · Screenplay · Director of Photography · Editor1996Multi-Thousand Picture ShowDirector1996Beyond the ImageDirector · Producer · Writer1996Pictures Come to LifeDirector · Writer · Producer1996The Ambiguous Image and SpaceDirector · Writer · Producer1996The Magic DrumWriter · Director · Producer199400 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil BaxterMan in Swimclothing1987Film Before FilmSelf · Director1986Johnny FlashDirector · Screenplay1985Home Movies 1971-811982Cinématon XXVIIN°2611982Cinématon n°261 : Werner Nekes1982UliissesDirector · Writer1981BeuysDirector1980Peggy und die anderen oder Wer trägt die Avantgarde?Director1980The Bengali NightCo-Director1979Little NightDirector1979HurrycanDirector1979HorlyDirector1978Bei der LichtbildnerinDirector1978CinématonN°2611978MiradorDirector · Writer · Editor · Producer1977LagadoDirector · Writer · Editor · Producer1976FalunDirector1976TexturDirector1976KnotenDirector1976Amalgam I-IVDirector1976GeflechtDirector1976GewebeDirector1975PhotophthalmiaDirector1974MakimonoDirector1974Kaskara1974DiwanDirector · Writer · Cinematography · Editor · Producer1974HynningenDirector1974AlternatimDirector1974KantileneDirector1974Sun-A-MulDirector1974MotoDirector1973Blonde Barbarei1973ArbataxDirector1972T-Wo-MenDirector1972Aus AltonaDirector1971SpacecutDirector1970AbbandonoDirector1969NebulaDirector1969PalimpsestDirector1968KelekDirector1968Mama, da steht ein MannDirector1968Vis-à-visDirector1968GruppenfilmDirector1968ZipzibbelipDirector1968Tarzan’s Kampf mit dem GorillaDirector1968MuhkuhDirector1967K/örperDirector1967Gurtrug N°1Director1967Gurtrug N°2Director1967Ach wie gut, daß niemand weißDirector1967Kratz-, Beiß-, Licht-, Loch- und FlickerfilmeDirector1967OperationDirector1967Jüm-JümDirector1967Das SeminarDirector1967Schwarzhuhnbraunhuhnschwarzhuhnweißhuhnrothuhnweiß oder put-puttDirector1967BogenDirector1967Schnitte für AbabaDirector1967Die grosse PumpeleiEditor1966StartDirector · Producer1966FehlstartDirector1966ArtikelDirector1965Tom Doyle und Eva HesseDirector1948BambiTVSelf