Reiner Holzemer has been working as a documentary film director since 1983. The portraits of internationally renowned artists, especially from the fields of photography and fashion, are the focus of his work to date. His film DRIES, which portrays fashion designer Dries Van Noten, and MARTIN MARGIELA IN HIS OWN WORDS have been shown at numerous film festivals around the world and sold in over 64 countries. In 2020, the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER voted Reiner Holzemer's film about Martin Margiela the best fashion documentary of the decade. His latest documentary portrait about the exceptional actor Lars Eidinger will premiere at Filmfest Hamburg in October 2022.

KNOWN FOR

Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023
Manhattan Storys
1997
Der Autobahnkrieg
1991
Leica – A Century of Vision
Willy Bogner - Durch Feuer und Eis
2020
Das Kino ist tot, es lebe das Kino - Berlinale-Beobachtungen
2020
Juergen Teller
Martin Margiela: In His Own Words
2020
Akris: Fashion With a Heritage
2025
Magnum Photos: The Changing of a Myth
2001
August Sander: People of the 20th Century
2002

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
13
Writing
10
Producing
7
Camera
5
Editing
2
Sound
2
Crew
1
2025
Akris: Fashion With a Heritage
Director
2024
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
Director
2023
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Director
2020
Willy Bogner - Durch Feuer und Eis
Director
2020
Martin Margiela: In His Own Words
Director
2017
Dries
Director
2013
Der Autobahnkrieg - damals und heute
Director
2008
William Eggleston: Photographer
Director
2002
August Sander: People of the 20th Century
Director
2001
Magnum Photos: The Changing of a Myth
Director
Juergen Teller
Director
The Six of Antwerp
Director
Leica – A Century of Vision
Director