Why Are We Creative?
a HERMANN VASKE picture
Synopsis
As part of a personal quest, for over 30 years director Hermann Vaske filmed the world’s most intriguing artists and thinkers, including over 50 luminaries, among them Academy Award and Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of visual art, music, acting, philosophy, politics, science, posing the question: “Why are you creative?”
Vaske’s subjects include: David Bowie, Ai Weiwei, Björk, Wim Wenders, Philippe Stark, Yoko Ono, John Hegarty, David Lynch, Yohji Yamamoto, Damien Hirst, Angelina Jolie, Nobuyoshi Araki, Quentin Tarantino, Bono, Nick Cave, Neo Rauch, Stephen Hawkins, the Dalai Lama, Peter Ustinov, Marina Abramovic, Diane Kruger, Julian Schnabel, John Cleese, Jimmy Page, Vivienne Westwood, Takeshi Kitano and many others.
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Press
"Provocative and highly unusual. "
SCREEN DAILY
"The film is a beautiful collage of views and different perspective of what makes an individual creative by the most intriguing artists around the globe."
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Venice Days
TOFIFEST
Mostra Internacioal de Cinema Sao Paulo
Castellinaria Film Festival
Pacific Meridian
Tallinn Doc
Vilnius International Film Festival
Cinema for Peace Awards
Cast & Crew
| David Bowie | |
|---|---|
| Ai Weiwei | |
| Björk | |
| Wim Wenders | |
| Philippe Stark | |
| Yoko Ono | |
| John Hegarty | |
| David Lynch | |
| Yohji Yamamoto | |
| Damien Hirst | |
| Angelina Jolie | |
| Nobuyoshi Araki | |
| Quentin Tarantino | |
| Bono | |
| Nick Cave | |
| Neo Rauch | |
| Stephen Hawkins | |
| The Dalai Lama | |
| Peter Ustinov | |
| Marina Abramovic | |
| Julian Schnabel | |
| John Cleese | |
| Jimmy Page | |
| Vivienne Westwood | |
| Takeshi Kitano | |
| Diane Kruger |
| Writer and Director | Hermann Vaske |
|---|---|
| Producer | Hermann Vaske |
| Camera | Patricia Lewandowska |
| Sasha Rendulic | |
| Evgeny Revvo | |
| Comissioning Editor | Nicole Baum |
| Editor | Marie-Charlotte Moreau |
| Sound | Michael Busch |
| Stephan Lügger | |
| Kai Hofmann | |
| Music | Teho Teardo |
| Blixa Bargeld | |
| Animation | Valerie Pirson |
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