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Alexander Tuschinski
2014 on the set of Timeless
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, writer, actor, musician
Years active2008 – present

Alexander Tuschinski is a German film director, film producer, writer, actor and musician.

Life and works

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Early life and education

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Tuschinski's parents were born in Romanian Sighișoara and emigrated to West Germany in 1983. Alexander Tuschinski was born in Stuttgart on 28 October 1988.[1] He attended Dillmann-Gymnasium in Stuttgart until 2008, and then studied audiovisual media at Hochschule der Medien,[2] graduating as a Bachelor of Engineering in 2011.[citation needed] He then studied history and literature at the University of Stuttgart.[3]

Early work

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In around 2010, Tuschinski started filming the first scenes for his low-budget feature film, Break-Up,[2][3] which used 38 amateur actors; it was shown in Los Angeles in early 2014.[4][failed verification]

2014–2019

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Helmut Berger (right) and Tuschinski on the set of Timeless (2015)

In 2014/15, Tuschinski produced, wrote, directed and edited the feature film Timeless. [5][6] In an interview, Tuschinski mentioned doing the film with a low budget and no external funding, so he would be able to start filming immediately and be spontaneous. As people helped the production without expecting payment, sequences like a WW2 scene featuring a Soviet T-34 tank were possible despite being initially planned with fewer props and sparser settings.[7]

Hugo Niebeling, photographed by Alexander Tuschinski in 2014.

Tuschinski assisted Hugo Niebeling in restoring and re-editing B7, Niebeling's director's cut of his 1972 film showing the Berlin Philharmonic performing Beethoven's seventh symphony conducted by Herbert von Karajan.[8] Niebeling and Tuschinski together edited Niebeling's short film Apotheosis of Dance from the last movement of the symphony.[9] Tuschinski produced his own experimental short film Gold., which set the last movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony to images of nature and decay.[10] Gold. won the "Golden Pelican" award at Mykonos Biennale in 2015.[11]

Tuschinski produced and directed several short films in 2017–2019, including a documentary film Caligari in the Desert about Roger Ball and the film The Songwriter of Botnang portraying Gerda Herrmann, a poet and composer born in 1931, was screened at several international festivals.[12][13][14]

In 2018, Tuschinski's research into Tinto Brass's work on Caligula was examined in his feature documentary Mission: Caligula, which premiered in Los Angeles.[15]

2020–date

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In 2021, Tuschinski produced, filmed, directed and edited the feature-length documentary Statue of Liberty about Tomas Kurth (known as vanderkurth[16]) and his quest to build a "Statue of Liberty of Stuttgart" during lockdown.[17] Statue of Liberty screened together with Fetzenleben and the second instalment of Die Liedermacherin von Botnang at Filmschau Baden-Württemberg in December 2022.[18]

In December 2022, Tuschinski published his hour-long documentary Whisper and Laugh (Flüstern und Lachen) on YouTube.[19][better source needed] The film portrays German protest singer Yann Song King, the peaceful protests in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic and the treatment of "unvaccinated" people in the country in winter 2021/22. It was filmed at 30 demonstrations throughout Germany.[20] Tuschinski produced the film by himself, filming it on a smartphone.[21][better source needed] In March 2023, Whisper and Laugh screened in competition at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival at Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live, together with Tuschinski's short film "Vigil" (Mahnwache) about a healthcare-workers' demonstration in Berlin.[22] Eugen Zentner considers Whisper and Laugh as part of 2020s German counter-culture.[23]

In 2023, Tuschinski digitally released his concept album Cut Squares, which he composed and recorded by himself. Most of the music was written during lockdowns in 2020–2022.[24]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Spielfilm „Fetzenleben" von Alexander Tuschinski im Wettbewerb der Filmschau Baden-Württemberg" (in German). Siebenbürgische Zeitung. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Schieler, Benjamin (August 12, 2011). "Ein Stuttgarter zieht in Vegas das große Los". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). p. 19.
  3. ^ a b Tuschinski, Alexander (February 13, 2012). "Meine Woche". Stuttgarter Zeitung - S-West (in German). p. III.
  4. ^ "Note about Break-Up winning Award at American Movie Awards". filmecho (in German). May 3, 2014. p. 34.
  5. ^ Schieler, Benjamin (June 30, 2014). "Der Star macht Urlaub von der Ehefrau". Stuttgarter Zeitung.
  6. ^ "Helmut Berger holt Ehemann auf die Leinwand!". Bild, Stuttgart. August 5, 2015.
  7. ^ ""Lieber Spontan"". Stuttgarter Zeitung. January 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Entry for "B7" with credits". filmportal.de. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Article on "Apotheosis of Dance" with editorial credits". Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Drees, Ursula. "plusinsight: Interview with Alexander Tuschinski (German)". Retrieved June 22, 2015..
  11. ^ Drees, Ursula. "plusinsight: Interview with Alexander Tuschinski". Retrieved September 16, 2024..
  12. ^ Mostbacher-Dix, Petra (June 26, 2019). "Mit Mut und Humor". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German).
  13. ^ Mostbacher-Dix, Petra (April 8, 2021). "Anbetung aus Hollywood". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German).
  14. ^ "Entdeckungstour durchs Filmland". Stuttgarter Amtsblatt (in German). November 26, 2020. p. 2.
  15. ^ AVN, Mark Kernes. "Penthouse Event Previews New Version of Classic Film 'Caligula' | AVN". AVN. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  16. ^ Tuschinski, Alexander (February 6, 2022). "Freiheitsstatue im Lockdown". postmondän. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  17. ^ Wesely, Kathrin (June 29, 2021). "Allegorie des Lockdowns". Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  18. ^ "Nach zwei Corona-Jahren: Filmschau wieder in den Kinos". Die Zeit. December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  19. ^ Whisper and Laugh on Youtube on Alexander Tuschinski's channel.
  20. ^ Zentner, Eugen (January 5, 2023). "«Flüstern und Lachen» – Filmporträt von Yann Song King, einem Kultmusiker der Corona-Zeit". Kultur-Zentner. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  21. ^ 'Austausch auf Augenhöhe' - Interview with Alexander Tuschinski about the film "Whisper and Laugh" and the corona time, on Youtube.
  22. ^ "2023 Program Guide". Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. March 1, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  23. ^ Zentner, Eugen (2024). Kunst und Kultur gegen den Strom (in German). Massel Verlag, Munich. p. 67-69. ISBN 978-3-948576-11-0.
  24. ^ Schindler, Oliver (November 14, 2023). "Regisseur Tuschinski verarbeitet dunkle Corona-Emotionen in neuem Konzeptalbum (Interview)". Radio Berliner Morgenröte (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  25. ^ Mavericl Movie Awards Official Website - List of 2021 nominees and winners at the Wayback Machine (archived 2022-01-22)
  26. ^ Berlin Independent Film Festival Official Website - List of 2019 winners. at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2019)
  27. ^ "Maverick Movie Awards: Official Website". Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2014..
  28. ^ "Berlin Independent Film Festival: List of winners 2013". Retrieved November 5, 2014..
  29. ^ "Take One Awards: Official Website with winners 2012". Retrieved November 5, 2014..
  30. ^ "Winners of 2012 Honolulu Film Awards on official website of the festival". Retrieved November 5, 2014..
  31. ^ "List of 2011 winners on website of Nevada Film Festival". Retrieved November 5, 2014..
  32. ^ "Hochschule der Medien: Article on "Menschenliebe" and its awards". Retrieved November 5, 2014..
  33. ^ "Park City Film Music Festival official website: List of past awards-winners". Retrieved November 5, 2014..
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