Harun Farocki

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Harun Farocki

Born January 9, 1944Neutitschein, Sudetenland122 credits

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

Single. A Record is Being Produced

Movie

2025

About Narration

About Narration

Movie

2025

Remember Tomorrow is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Movie

2025

Make Up

Movie

2025

The Words of the Chairman

The Words of the Chairman

Movie

2025

Labour in a Single Shot

Movie

2020

Filmography

2025Single. A Record is Being ProducedDirectorMovie

About Narration

2025About NarrationMovie

2025Remember Tomorrow is the First Day of the Rest of Your LifeDirectorMovie

2025Make UpDirectorMovie

The Words of the Chairman

2025The Words of the ChairmanDirectorMovie

2020Labour in a Single ShotDirectorMovie

Confusion

2017ConfusionDirectorMovie

EXPRMNTL

2016EXPRMNTLas HimselfMovie

A German Youth

2015A German Youthas Self (archive footage)Movie

Harun, who only drinks beer, has a glass of wine (2011).

2014Harun, who only drinks beer, has a glass of wine (2011).as Harun FarockiMovie

Parallel I–IV

2014Parallel I–IVDirectorMovie

Sauerbruch Hutton Architects

2013Sauerbruch Hutton ArchitectsDirectorMovie

A New Product

2012A New ProductWriterMovie

Barbara

2012BarbaraWriterMovie

Serious Games 1–4

2011Serious Games 1–4DirectorMovie

Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"

2010Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"DirectorMovie

Serious Games 2 – Three Dead

2010Serious Games 2 – Three DeadDirectorMovie

Serious Games 3 – Immersion

2010Serious Games 3 – ImmersionDirectorMovie

Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow

2010Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No ShadowDirectorMovie

The Silver and the Cross

2010The Silver and the CrossDirectorMovie

In Comparison

2009In ComparisonDirectorMovie

2008Feasting or FlyingDirectorMovie

Übertragung

2007ÜbertragungDirectorMovie

Memories

2007MemoriesDirectorMovie

Comparison via a Third

2007Comparison via a ThirdDirectorMovie

Respite

2007RespiteDirectorMovie

Deep Play

2007Deep PlayDirectorMovie

2006DubbingDirectorMovie

2006On Construction of Griffith’s FilmsDirectorMovie

Palette revisited

2005Palette revisitedMovie

2005A WayDirectorMovie

2005Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Harun Farockias SelfMovie

2005Who is Helene Schwarz?as SelfMovie

Aufstellung

2005AufstellungDirectorMovie

Nothing Ventured

2004Nothing VenturedDirectorMovie

Counter-Music

2004Counter-MusicDirectorMovie

Kulturplatz

2004Kulturplatzas SelfTV

War at a Distance

2003War at a DistanceDirectorMovie

Eye / Machine III

2003Eye / Machine IIIDirectorMovie

2002Starbuck Holger Meinsas SelfMovie

Eye / Machine II

2002Eye / Machine IIDirectorMovie

The Creators of the Shopping Worlds

2001The Creators of the Shopping WorldsDirectorMovie

The State I Am In

2001The State I Am InWriterMovie

Eye / Machine I

2001Eye / Machine IDirectorMovie

I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts

2000I Thought I Was Seeing ConvictsDirectorMovie

Prison Images

2000Prison ImagesDirectorMovie

1998What Farocki TaughtWriterMovie

Words and Games

1998Words and GamesDirectorMovie

1997Documenta X - Die FilmeDirectorMovie

The Expression of Hands

1997The Expression of HandsMovie

Still Life

1997Still LifeWriterMovie

1997The InterviewDirectorMovie

The Appearance

1996The AppearanceDirectorMovie

Interface

1995Interfaceas SelfMovie

Workers Leaving the Factory

1995Workers Leaving the Factoryas NarradorMovie

The Leading Role

1994The Leading RoleDirectorMovie

Re-education

1994Re-educationDirectorMovie

A Day in the Life of a Consumer

1993A Day in the Life of a ConsumerDirectorMovie

1993Navy CutMovie

Videograms of a Revolution

1992Videograms of a RevolutionDirectorMovie

Images of the World and the Inscription of War

1991Images of the World and the Inscription of Waras Self (uncredited)Movie

1991What’s Up?DirectorMovie

1990Kinostadt ParisDirectorMovie

How to Live in the German Federal Republic

1990How to Live in the German Federal RepublicDirectorMovie

1989Image und Umsatz, oder: Wie kann man einen Schuh darstellen?DirectorMovie

Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith

1988Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smithas SelfMovie

Die Menschen stehen vorwärts in den Straßen

1987Die Menschen stehen vorwärts in den StraßenDirectorMovie

As You See

1986As You SeeDirectorMovie

Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser

1986Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém FlusserMovie

Filmbooks

1986FilmbooksDirectorMovie

1985Film-Tip: Le thé au harem d’ArchimèdeDirectorMovie

Betrayed

1985BetrayedDirectorMovie

The Double Face of Peter Lorre

1984The Double Face of Peter LorreDirectorMovie

Class Relations

1984Class Relationsas DelamarcheMovie

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

1983Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s AmerikaMovie

An Image

1983An ImageDirectorMovie

Straub/Huillet: Work on "Class Relations"

1983Straub/Huillet: Work on "Class Relations"Movie

1982Filme von Peter Weissas SelfMovie

Before Your Eyes - Vietnam

1982Before Your Eyes - VietnamDirectorMovie

"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics

1981"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film criticsas SelfMovie

1981Zeit der langen Nächteas GünterMovie

1980Henry AngstMovie

1979Putting Things StraightMovie

Zur Ansicht: Peter Weiss

1979Zur Ansicht: Peter WeissDirectorMovie

The Taste of Life

1979The Taste of LifeDirectorMovie

Industry and Photography

1979Industry and PhotographyDirectorMovie

Cinématon

1978Cinématonas N°1068Movie

Between Two Wars

1978Between Two WarsMovie

1978"Amerika" vor Augen oder Kafka in 43 Min. 30 Sec.as Film directorMovie

A Picture of Sarah Schumann

1978A Picture of Sarah Schumannas Self / InterviewerMovie

Bedtime Stories: Ships

1977Bedtime Stories: ShipsDirectorMovie

Bedtime Stories: Bridges

1977Bedtime Stories: BridgesDirectorMovie

Bedtime Stories: Railways

1977Bedtime Stories: RailwaysDirectorMovie

Bedtime Stories: Cat

1977Bedtime Stories: CatDirectorMovie

Es stirbt allerdings ein jeder, fragt sich nur wie und wie Du gelebt hast (Holger Meins)

1976Es stirbt allerdings ein jeder, fragt sich nur wie und wie Du gelebt hast (Holger Meins)Movie

About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright

1975About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wrightas (voice)Movie

Kampf um ein Kind

1975Kampf um ein KindMovie

1974Moderatoren im FernsehenDirectorMovie

Brunner ist dran

1973Brunner ist dranDirectorMovie

The Trouble with Images. A Critique of Television

1973The Trouble with Images. A Critique of TelevisionDirectorMovie

1973Einmal wirst auch du mich lieben. Über die Bedeutung von HeftromanenDirectorMovie

Something Self Explanatory (15x)

1971Something Self Explanatory (15x)Movie

Die Teilung aller Tage

1970Die Teilung aller TageMovie

1970Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)Movie

1969Wochenschau I: Requiem für eine FirmaMovie

The Inextinguishable Fire

1969The Inextinguishable FireMovie

Untitled or: Nixon comes to Berlin

1969Untitled or: Nixon comes to BerlinDirectorMovie

Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets

1969Instructions on how to Pull off Police HelmetsDirectorMovie

1968Untitled or: The Wandering Cinema for Engineering StudentsDirectorMovie

1968Three Shots at RudiDirectorMovie

Their Newspapers

1968Their NewspapersMovie

Break the Power of the Manipulators

1968Break the Power of the ManipulatorsMovie

White Christmas

1968White ChristmasWriterMovie

3000 Houses

19673000 HousesMovie

The Campaign Volunteer

1967The Campaign VolunteerDirectorMovie

1967Farocki drehtMovie

Everybody a Berliner Kindl

1966Everybody a Berliner KindlDirectorMovie

Two Paths

1966Two PathsDirectorMovie

1964Grimme Awardas SelfTV

—Cinématon n°1068 : Harun FarockiMovie

—Häuser 1–2DirectorMovie

Camera and Reality

—Camera and RealityDirectorMovie