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Rosa von Praunheim · PopcornQueue

Rosa von Praunheim

Directing

Born: November 25, 1942 · Riga, Latvia
Died: December 17, 2025 (age 83)

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 took the artistic female name Rosa von Praunheim to remind people of the pink triangle that homosexuals had to wear in Nazi concentration camps.

Known for

It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
July 4, 1971
Darkroom
June 8, 2019
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
March 16, 2000
Tough Love
April 23, 2015
Rent Boys
December 7, 2011
The Bed Sausage
September 1, 1971
Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
December 4, 2008
Anita – Dances of Vice
February 19, 1988
Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
February 16, 2005
Fassbinder's Women
November 10, 2000
I Am My Own Woman
October 30, 1992
Neurasia
March 7, 1969

Behind the camera93

2025Satanic Sow Director, Writer, Editor
2024Thirty Years with the Whip Director, Author
2022Rex Gildo: The Last Dance Writer, Director, Producer
2021Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn Producer, Director
2020Operndiven - Operntunten Director
2019Darkroom Director, Producer, Screenplay
2018Friendship of Men Director, Writer, Producer
2017Survival in Berlin-Neukölln Director, Writer, Editor
2017ACT! Wer bin ich? Director
2015

Tough Love Director, Producer, Writer

2015Praunheim Memoires Producer, Writer, Director

2014Hitler und Jesus – eine Liebesgeschichte Director

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2014Auf der Suche nach Heilern Writer, Director
2014Mario Wirz Director
2014Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart Director
2012Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim Editor, Writer, Producer, Director
2012I am a Poem Producer, Editor
2012Axel und Peter - Titten für Arsch Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
2012Germans Taste the Best Director
2012King of Comics Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
2011Rent Boys Director, Writer, Producer
201020 × Brandenburg Director
2010New York Memories Director, Writer
2009History of Hell Director
200924 Hours Berlin Director
2008Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please? Director, Editor, Screenplay
2008Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians Director
2008Der Rosa Riese Director
2007Six Dead Students Director, Screenplay
2007Two Mothers Writer, Director
2007Mit Olga auf der Wolga Director
2005Your Heart in My Head Director, Screenplay, Producer
2005Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis Director, Writer, Producer
2005Who is Helene Schwarz? Writer, Director
2005Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga Director, Writer
2005Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker Director, Writer
2005Umsonst Gelebt: Walter Schwarze Director, Writer
2003Charlotte in Sweden Director
2003Ratten 07 – Im Berliner Dschungel Director
2002Cows Knocked Up by Fog Screenplay, Director
2002Pfui, Rosa! Director
2002Queens Don’t Cry Director, Screenplay, Producer
2000Fassbinder's Women Director
2000Wonderful Wrodow Director
2000The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld Director, Producer
1998Gay Courage: 100 Years of the Gay Movement Director
1996Transexual Menace Director, Writer
1995Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity Director, Writer, Producer
1994Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff Director, Writer
1992I Am My Own Woman Screenplay, Director, Producer
1991Proud and Gay Director
1991Ein Mann namens Pis Producer, Director
1990Life Is Like a Cucumber Director, Writer, Producer
1990Fire Under Your Ass Director, Writer, Producer
1990Positive Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
1990Silence = Death Director, Writer, Editor
1990Die Weisheit Director
1989Survival in New York Director, Writer
1988Anita – Dances of Vice Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
1987Dolly, Lotte and Maria Producer, Director, Writer
1986A Virus Knows No Morals Producer, Writer, Director
1984Horror Vacui Director, Writer
1983Red Love Director, Writer, Director of Photography
1983City of Lost Souls Director, Writer
1981Our Corpses Are Still Alive Director
1979Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot Camera Operator, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1979Der 24. Stock Director
1979Tally Brown, New York Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Director
1979Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts Editor, Producer, Cinematography, Writer, Director
1977George and Mike Kuchar Director
1977Sigrid Gräfin von Richthofen Director
1976I’m an Antistar Director
1976Underground and Emigrants Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director
1976Marianne Rosenberg Director
1975Berliner Bettwurst Producer, Writer, Director, Director of Photography
1974Axel von Auersperg Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
1974Rosa von Praunheim zeigt Director
1974Monolog eines Stars Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
1972Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
1972Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk Director of Photography, Writer, Director
1972Passions Director
1971The Bed Sausage Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer, Art Direction, Unit Manager
1971It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives Director of Photography, Writer, Director
1971Homosexuelle in New York Director
1971Macbeth Oper von Rosa von Praunheim Director, Writer
1969Sisters of Revolution Director
1969Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 2. Teil Director
1969Neurasia Assistant Director
1969Beckett in Berlin Director
1968(A)lter (A)ction Assistant Director
1968Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 1. Teil Director
1968Von Rosa von Praunheim Director
TBASex und Tod Writer, Director

Acting55

2025Last Exit Gran Canaria as Self
2025Rosa <3 as Self (archive footage)
2024Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal as Self
2022Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80
2022Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors as Self
2022Rex Gildo: The Last Dance as Erzähler
2021Isolation as Self
2021Queer Cinema as Himself
2021Meine Väter as Self
2020Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“
2019Darkroom as Schlafender in S-Bahn
2018Friendship of Men as Himself

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2017My Wonderful West Berlin
2015Desire Will Set You Free as Ezra's Agent
2015Praunheim Memoires as Self
2015Vater as Man in Berlin
2014How I Learned to Love the Numbers as Self
2014Mario Wirz as Self
2013I Feel Like Disco as Rosa von Praunheim
2012Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012I am a Poem as Self
2012Rosakinder as Self
2012

2011Rent Boys as Self

2011Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter as Self

2009On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema

2007Two Mothers

2007Here’s Looking at You, Boy as Self

2005Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis as Self

2004Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel as Self

2003Charlotte in Sweden as Self

2002Pfui, Rosa! as Self

1997Birth of a Nation as Self

1996I Was a Jewish Sex Worker as Self

1996Transexual Menace as Self - Interviewer

1990Fire Under Your Ass

1990Positive as Self

1990Silence = Death as Self

1990What Is the Relationship Between Rosa von Praunheim and the Male Strippers in San Francisco? as Self

1989Survival in New York

1988Anita – Dances of Vice

1987Dolly, Lotte and Maria as Interviewer

1986A Virus Knows No Morals as Rüdiger Kackinski

1986September September as Self (archive footage)

1979Tally Brown, New York

1977George and Mike Kuchar as Self

1976Underground and Emigrants as Self

1975The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors as Matrose

1974Monolog eines Stars

1972Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk

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

1968Von Rosa von Praunheim

1967Silvo as Self