Christoph Maria Schlingensief was a German theatre director, performance artist and filmmaker. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festivals, often accompanied by public controversies.
Full Filmography
Directing
My 1st Film
(1968)
Director
Die Schulklasse
(1969)
Director
Das Totenhaus der Lady Florence
(1975)
Director
Mensch Mami, wir dreh'n 'nen Film
(1977)
Director
The Secret of the Count of Kaunitz
(1977)
Director
Für Elise
(1982)
Director
How would you decide?
(1982)
Director
What happened to Magdalena Jung? – Die Ungenierten kommen
(1983)
Director
Phantasus go home
(1983)
Director
Tunguska – Die Kisten sind da
(1984)
Director
Bemerkungen I
(1984)
Director
My Wife in 5
(1985)
Director
Bye Bye
(1985)
Director
Menu Total
(1986)
Director
Idiots' Battle
(1986)
Director
Egomania: Island Without Hope
(1987)
Director
Der Werwolf von W.
(1987)
Assistant Director
Mother's Mask
(1988)
Director
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
(1989)
Director
Sukkubus
(1989)
Assistant Director
The German Chainsaw Massacre
(1990)
Director
Terror 2000
(1992)
Director
00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter
(1994)
Director
Death of a World Star
(1994)
Director
United Trash
(1996)
Director
The 120 Days of Bottrop
(1997)
Director
Freakstars 3000
(2003)
Director
Fremdverstümmelung
(2007)
Director
The African Twin Towers
(2008)
Director
Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir
(2009)
Director
Say Goodbye to the Story (ATT 1/11)
(2012)
Director
Chance 2000
(2017)
Director
Acting
Die Schulklasse
(1969)
Teacher
Für Elise
(1982)
Trumpet Player
Tunguska – Die Kisten sind da
(1984)
Major Pater Hilf
Bye Bye
(1985)
Self
Street Kid
(1991)
Knecht
Terror 2000
(1992)
Michel aus Lünen
Death of a World Star
(1994)
Interviewer / Italian / Barlady
Silvester Countdown
(1997)
Failure as a Chance
(2000)
Self
Hamlet: This Is Your Family
(2001)
Himself
Foreigners Out! Schlingensief's Container
(2002)
Himself
Hamlet_X
(2003)
Gynaecologist
Silentium
(2004)
Opernregisseur
Christoph Schlingensief and his Films
(2005)
Himself
Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten
(2008)
Himself
Crackle of Time: Christoph Schlingensief and his Opera Village in Burkina Faso
(2012)
Chance 2000
(2017)
himself
Partisan
(2018)
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Editing
Für Elise
(1982)
Editor
Egomania: Island Without Hope
(1987)
Editor
Mother's Mask
(1988)
Editor
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
(1989)
Editor
Writing
Für Elise
(1982)
Screenplay
Tunguska – Die Kisten sind da
(1984)
Writer
Menu Total
(1986)
Screenplay
Egomania: Island Without Hope
(1987)
Screenplay
Mother's Mask
(1988)
Writer
100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
(1989)
Writer
The German Chainsaw Massacre
(1990)
Writer
Terror 2000
(1992)
Writer
Death of a World Star
(1994)
Writer
United Trash
(1996)
Writer
The 120 Days of Bottrop
(1997)
Screenplay
Hamlet: This Is Your Family
(2001)
Writer
Freakstars 3000
(2003)
Screenplay
Fremdverstümmelung
(2007)
Screenplay
Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir
(2009)
Writer
Production
Für Elise
(1982)
Producer
Tunguska – Die Kisten sind da
(1984)
Producer
Menu Total
(1986)
Producer
Egomania: Island Without Hope
(1987)
Producer
Mother's Mask
(1988)
Producer
Camera
Johnny Flash
(1986)
Director of Photography
Menu Total
(1986)
Director of Photography
Stangenfieber
(1987)
Director of Photography
Film Before Film
(1987)
Director of Photography
Mother's Mask
(1988)
Director of Photography
The German Chainsaw Massacre
(1990)
Director of Photography
00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter
(1994)
Director of Photography
Fremdverstümmelung
(2007)
Director of Photography
Chance 2000
(2017)
Director of Photography
Sound