Peter Nestler Movies

  • 1997
    Pachamama: Our Land

    Pachamama: Our Land

    Pachamama: Our Land

    7.51997HD

    This film is about the indigenous cultures of Ecuador, of what is past and what is preserved, of destruction and resistance, of persisting in new...

    Pachamama: Our Land
  • 1974
    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2

    01974HD

    Nestler highlights visits by several German entrepreneurs to oil facilities. In the 1970s, Peter and his wife, Zsóka Nestler, collaborated on...

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2
  • 1978
    ...something about the indians of the United States

    ...something about the indians of the United States

    ...something about the indians of the United States

    01978HD

    Documentary short made for Swedish public television (SVT) about the past and current situation for Native Americans in the US. The film was produced...

    ...something about the indians of the United States
  • 2022
    The Open View

    The Open View

    The Open View

    02022HD

    The film presents artists from the Sinti and Roma minority who shape the trauma of persecution and very personal experiences in their works.

    The Open View
  • 1999
    The Roman Street in the Aosta Valley

    The Roman Street in the Aosta Valley

    The Roman Street in the Aosta Valley

    5.81999HD

    Today, the Römerstrasse in Italy's Aosta valley, is a significant traffic artery in the center of modern Europe. Nestler's journey explores the...

    The Roman Street in the Aosta Valley
  • 2021
    Picasso in Vallauris

    Picasso in Vallauris

    Picasso in Vallauris

    62021HD

    In 1950, Picasso was offered a room that had once been used as a chapel in his hometown of Vallauris. He pictured turning it into a “pagan site...

    Picasso in Vallauris
  • 1976
    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons

    01976HD

    Nestler relates the histories of shipbuilding, armaments, and war in Europe to the exploitation of labor and the circulation of knowledge and capital...

    Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons
  • 2017
    Farewell to the Parents

    Farewell to the Parents

    Farewell to the Parents

    02017HD

    The film is based on the eponymous 1960 novel by author Peter Weiss. In this autobiographical text, the author describes the years of his childhood...

    Farewell to the Parents
  • 2007
    Defense of the Time

    Defense of the Time

    Defense of the Time

    02007HD

    A hommage to Jean-Marie Straub's and Danièle Huillet's film Quei loro incontri (2005), and to their access to cinema itself. In various...

    Defense of the Time
  • 1970
    How to Make Glass (Manually)

    How to Make Glass (Manually)

    How to Make Glass (Manually)

    01970HD

    Peter and Zsóka Nestler collaborated on this film, an exploration of the working techniques involved in the process of glass-making.

    How to Make Glass (Manually)
  • 1966
    Rhine River

    Rhine River

    Rhine River

    61966HD

    In a 13-minute navigation, Nestler takes us downstream the Rhine River. The opportunity of cheap water transport kept prices of raw material down and...

    Rhine River
  • 1974
    Tyg: Del 1

    Tyg: Del 1

    Tyg: Del 1

    01974HD

    Stoff (1) is part of a series of films made for television and aimed at young audiences. The series was dedicated to the history and techniques...

    Tyg: Del 1
  • 2003
    Mit der Musik groß werden

    Mit der Musik groß werden

    Mit der Musik groß werden

    02003HD

    Peter Nestler portrays the everyday life of two young music students from Budapest who are trying to balance their family life, which is shaped by...

    Mit der Musik groß werden
  • 1970
    Being Gypsy

    Being Gypsy

    Being Gypsy

    6.21970HD

    Roma and Sinti people talk about their experiences in the Third Reich and the Federal Republic of Germany, inspired by Otto Pankok’s paintings...

    Being Gypsy
  • 1994
    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler

    01994HD

    Interview with Peter Nestler about his filmmaking practice conducted and directed by Christoph Hübner

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Peter Nestler
  • 1972
    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1

    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1

    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1

    01972HD

    The first part of a history about the history of paper.

    About the History of Paper, Pt. 1
  • 1971
    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland

    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland

    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland

    01971HD

    Documentary about the return of fascism in Western Germany.

    Får de komma igen? Om nyfascistica tendenser i Västtyskland
  • 1975
    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3

    01975HD

    In the 1970's Peter and Zsóka Nestler made several educational documentaries on industrial production for Swedish public television. The...

    Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 3
  • 1966
    From Greece

    From Greece

    From Greece

    71966HD

    The first part of this film is devoted to the Greek resistance against fascism and the civil war for independence. While the voice-over recites facts...

    From Greece
  • 1982
    Victor Jaras barn

    Victor Jaras barn

    Victor Jaras barn

    01982HD

    Rarely screened two part documentary on the Swedish-Chilean folk music group Victor Jaras barn [Victor Jara's Children], formed by folk musician and...

    Victor Jaras barn