Retrospective – four films from four decades of DOK.fest München
STEP ACROSS THE BORDER
Schweiz / Deutschland 1990 – Director: Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel – Original language: English – Subtitles: German – Length: 90 min.
Listen and see. Fred Frith, John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, va Bittová, Bob Ostertag, Joey Baron, Jonas Mekas and Robert Frank... united in a celluloid improvisation about rhythm, a feast of images and joie de vivre. Concert recordings, rehearsals, interviews: the music and pictures stand independently of each other. At times they are comically absurd, at others simply beautiful. A masterpiece!
Biography
Werner Penzel and Nicolas Humbert founded the production company Cine Nomad in 1987. They have produced numerous collaborative projects, documentaries, short films and film essays that have won international awards.
Filmography (selection)
Werner Penzel
WHILE WE KISS THE SKY, 2016
ZEN FOR NOTHING, 2016 (together with Ayako Mogi)
THREE WINDOWS, 1999
Nicolas Humbert
FLOATING ISLANDS, 2023 (together with Simone Fürbringer)
WANTED! HANNES EISLER, 2012 (together with Martin Otter)
BROTHER YUSEF, 2005
Gemeinsam
MIDDLE OF THE MOMENT, 1995
WHY SHOULD I BUY A BED WHEN ALL THAT I WANT IS SLEEP, 1999
No youth rating
Writer: Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel. Camera: Oscar Salgado. Sound: Jean Vapeur. Editing: Gisela Castronari. Music: Fred Frith & friends. Production: Cinenomad / Res Balzli & Cie Filmproduction. Producer: Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel. Distribution: Rapid Eye Movies HE GmbH.
