Rosa von Praunheim
Directing

Rosa von Praunheim

Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.

Profession

Directing

Birthday

25 Nov 1942

Age

84 Years

Born In

Riga, Latvia

Total Projects

80

Years Active

62 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

Rosa von Praunheim, born Holger Bernhard Bruno Waldemar Mischwitzky, was a German film director, author, painter and the most famous gay rights activist in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A prolific director, he has made over seventy feature films. He began his career associated to the New German Cinema as a senior member of the Berlin school of underground filmmaking. He...

Filmography

CineRaya

tv

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

2026

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

as Self

Last Exit Gran Canaria

movie

Last Exit Gran Canaria

2025

Last Exit Gran Canaria

as Self

Rosa <3

movie

Rosa <3

2025

Rosa <3

as Self (archive footage)

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

movie

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

2024

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

as Self

Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80

movie

Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80

2022

Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

movie

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

2022

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

as Self

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

movie

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

2022

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

as Erzähler

Isolation

movie

Isolation

2021

Isolation

as Self

Legendär!

tv

Legendär!

2021

Legendär!

as Self

Queer Cinema

movie

Queer Cinema

2021

Queer Cinema

as Himself

Meine Väter

movie

Meine Väter

2021

Meine Väter

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“

2020

Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“

Chez Krömer

tv

Chez Krömer

2019

Chez Krömer

as Self

Darkroom

movie

Darkroom

2019

Darkroom

Friendship of Men

movie

Friendship of Men

2018

Friendship of Men

as Himself

CineRaya

tv

Abendshow

2017

Abendshow

as Self

My Wonderful West Berlin

movie

My Wonderful West Berlin

2017

My Wonderful West Berlin

Desire Will Set You Free

movie

Desire Will Set You Free

2015

Desire Will Set You Free

as Ezra's Agent

Praunheim Memoires

movie

Praunheim Memoires

2015

Praunheim Memoires

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Vater

2015

Vater

as Man in Berlin

How I Learned to Love the Numbers

movie

How I Learned to Love the Numbers

2014

How I Learned to Love the Numbers

as Self

Mario Wirz

movie

Mario Wirz

2014

Mario Wirz

as Self

I Feel Like Disco

movie

I Feel Like Disco

2013

I Feel Like Disco

as Rosa von Praunheim

CineRaya

tv

Pantoffelkino

2013

Pantoffelkino

as Self - Guest

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

movie

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

2012

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

Rosakinder

movie

Rosakinder

2012

Rosakinder

as Self

King of Comics

movie

King of Comics

2012

King of Comics

Rent Boys

movie

Rent Boys

2011

Rent Boys

as Self

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

movie

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

2011

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

as Self

On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema

movie

On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema

2009

On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema

Markus Lanz

tv

Markus Lanz

2008

Markus Lanz

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Paris-Berlin, le débat

2008

Paris-Berlin, le débat

as Self

Two Mothers

movie

Two Mothers

2007

Two Mothers

ANNE WILL

tv

ANNE WILL

2007

ANNE WILL

CineRaya

tv

0511 TV Lokal

2007

0511 TV Lokal

as Self

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

movie

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

2007

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

as Self

Das perfekte Promi-Dinner

tv

Das perfekte Promi-Dinner

2006

Das perfekte Promi-Dinner

as Self

Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis

movie

Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis

2005

Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel

2004

Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Im Palais

2004

Im Palais

as Self

CineRaya

tv

ZIBB

2003

ZIBB

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003

Menschen bei Maischberger

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Charlotte in Sweden

2003

Charlotte in Sweden

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Pfui, Rosa!

2002

Pfui, Rosa!

as Self

Through the Night with...

tv

Through the Night with...

2002

Through the Night with...

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Nachtstudio

1997

Nachtstudio

as Self

Birth of a Nation

movie

Birth of a Nation

1997

Birth of a Nation

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Tietjen und Bommes

1997

Tietjen und Bommes

as Self

I Was a Jewish Sex Worker

movie

I Was a Jewish Sex Worker

1996

I Was a Jewish Sex Worker

as Self

Zimmer frei!

tv

Zimmer frei!

1996

Zimmer frei!

as Self

Transexual Menace

movie

Transexual Menace

1996

Transexual Menace

as Self - Interviewer

Die Harald Schmidt Show

tv

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

DAS!

tv

DAS!

1991

DAS!

DAS!

tv

DAS!

1991

DAS!

as Self

Fire Under Your Ass

movie

Fire Under Your Ass

1990

Fire Under Your Ass

Positive

movie

Positive

1990

Positive

as Self

Silence = Death

movie

Silence = Death

1990

Silence = Death

as Self

Survival in New York

movie

Survival in New York

1989

Survival in New York

Anita – Dances of Vice

movie

Anita – Dances of Vice

1988

Anita – Dances of Vice

CineRaya

tv

live - die ZDF-talkshow

1987

live - die ZDF-talkshow

as Self

Dolly, Lotte and Maria

movie

Dolly, Lotte and Maria

1987

Dolly, Lotte and Maria

as Interviewer

A Virus Knows No Morals

movie

A Virus Knows No Morals

1986

A Virus Knows No Morals

as Rüdiger Kackinski

September September

movie

September September

1986

September September

as Self (archive footage)

The Bite

movie

The Bite

1984

The Bite

Tally Brown, New York

movie

Tally Brown, New York

1979

Tally Brown, New York

NDR Talk Show

tv

NDR Talk Show

1979

NDR Talk Show

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Bio’s Bahnhof

1978

Bio’s Bahnhof

as Self

CineRaya

movie

George and Mike Kuchar

1977

George and Mike Kuchar

as Self

Underground and Emigrants

movie

Underground and Emigrants

1976

Underground and Emigrants

as Self

Kölner Treff

tv

Kölner Treff

1976

Kölner Treff

as Self

The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors

movie

The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors

1975

The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors

as Matrose

CineRaya

tv

3 nach 9

1974

3 nach 9

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Monolog eines Stars

1974

Monolog eines Stars

CineRaya

tv

Je später der Abend

1973

Je später der Abend

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk

1972

Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk

CineRaya

movie

Footage from Q&As with Rosa von Praunheim, including MoMA’s Cineprobe Screening, 1972

1972

Footage from Q&As with Rosa von Praunheim, including MoMA’s Cineprobe Screening, 1972

Carla

movie

Carla

1968

Carla

Von Rosa von Praunheim

movie

Von Rosa von Praunheim

1968

Von Rosa von Praunheim

Silvo

movie

Silvo

1967

Silvo

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Grimme Award

1964

Grimme Award

as Self