Rosa von Praunheim
Director · Actor · WriterRosa 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR54
Rosa <3
2025
Self (archive footage)
Last Exit Gran Canaria
2025
Self
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
2024
Self
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
Erzähler
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022
Self
Glückskind: Der schwule Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist 80
2022
Isolation
2021
Self
Queer Cinema
2021
Himself
Meine Väter
2021
Self
- Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“
Smart Berlin – Der „Stutti“
2020
Darkroom
2019
Friendship of Men
2018
Himself
My Wonderful West Berlin
2017
- Vater
Vater
2015
Man in Berlin
Desire Will Set You Free
2015
Ezra's Agent
Praunheim Memoires
2015
Self
How I Learned to Love the Numbers
2014
Self
Mario Wirz
2014
Self
I Feel Like Disco
2013
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012
Rosakinder
2012
Self
King of Comics
2012
I am a Poem
2012
Self
Rent Boys
2011
Self
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2011
Self
On the Other Side of the Screen: 100 Years of Moviemento Cinema
2009
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007
Self
Two Mothers
2007
Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
2005
Self
- Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
2004
Self
- Charlotte in Sweden
Charlotte in Sweden
2003
Self
- Pfui, Rosa!
Pfui, Rosa!
2002
Self
Birth of a Nation
1997
Self
I Was a Jewish Sex Worker
1996
Self
Transexual Menace
1996
Self - Interviewer
Fire Under Your Ass
1990
Positive
1990
Self
Silence = Death
1990
Self
Survival in New York
1989
Anita – Dances of Vice
1988
Dolly, Lotte and Maria
1987
Interviewer
September September
1986
Self (archive footage)
A Virus Knows No Morals
1986
Rüdiger Kackinski
The Bite
1984
Tally Brown, New York
1979
- George and Mike Kuchar
George and Mike Kuchar
1977
Self
Underground and Emigrants
1976
Self
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
1975
Matrose
- Monolog eines Stars
Monolog eines Stars
1974
- Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
1972
- Footage from Q&As with Rosa von Praunheim, including MoMA’s Cineprobe Screening, 1972
Footage from Q&As with Rosa von Praunheim, including MoMA’s Cineprobe Screening, 1972
1972
Von Rosa von Praunheim
1968
Carla
1968
Silvo
1967
Self
DIRECTOR91
Satanic Sow
2025
Director
Thirty Years with the Whip
2024
Director
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
Director
Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn
2021
Director
Operndiven - Operntunten
2020
Director
Darkroom
2019
Director
Friendship of Men
2018
Director
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
2017
Director
ACT! Wer bin ich?
2017
Director
Tough Love
2015
Director
Praunheim Memoires
2015
Director
Mario Wirz
2014
Director
Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart
2014
Director
- Hitler und Jesus – eine Liebesgeschichte
Hitler und Jesus – eine Liebesgeschichte
2014
Director
Auf der Suche nach Heilern
2014
Director
King of Comics
2012
Director
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012
Director
- Germans Taste the Best
Germans Taste the Best
2012
Director
Rent Boys
2011
Director
New York Memories
2010
Director
20 × Brandenburg
2010
Director
- History of Hell
History of Hell
2009
Director
24 Hours Berlin
2009
Director
Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
2008
Director
Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians
2008
Director
- Der Rosa Riese
Der Rosa Riese
2008
Director
- Six Dead Students
Six Dead Students
2007
Director
Two Mothers
2007
Director
- Mit Olga auf der Wolga
Mit Olga auf der Wolga
2007
Director
Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
2005
Director
Umsonst Gelebt: Walter Schwarze
2005
Director
Your Heart in My Head
2005
Director
- Who is Helene Schwarz?
Who is Helene Schwarz?
2005
Director
- Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga
Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga
2005
Director
- Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker
Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker
2005
Director
- Charlotte in Sweden
Charlotte in Sweden
2003
Director
- Ratten 07 – Im Berliner Dschungel
Ratten 07 – Im Berliner Dschungel
2003
Director
Queens Don’t Cry
2002
Director
- Pfui, Rosa!
Pfui, Rosa!
2002
Director
Cows Knocked Up by Fog
2002
Director
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
2000
Director
Fassbinder's Women
2000
Director
- Wonderful Wrodow
Wonderful Wrodow
2000
Director
Gay Courage: 100 Years of the Gay Movement
1998
Director
Transexual Menace
1996
Director
Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity
1995
Director
- Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff
Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff
1994
Director
I Am My Own Woman
1992
Director
- Ein Mann namens Pis
Ein Mann namens Pis
1991
Director
- Proud and Gay
Proud and Gay
1991
Director
Silence = Death
1990
Director
Life Is Like a Cucumber
1990
Director
Positive
1990
Director
Fire Under Your Ass
1990
Director
- Die Weisheit
Die Weisheit
1990
Director
Survival in New York
1989
Director
Anita – Dances of Vice
1988
Director
Dolly, Lotte and Maria
1987
Director
A Virus Knows No Morals
1986
Director
Horror Vacui
1984
Director
City of Lost Souls
1983
Director
Red Love
1983
Director
Our Corpses Are Still Alive
1981
Director
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
1979
Director
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Director
- Der 24. Stock
Der 24. Stock
1979
Director
Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
1979
Director
- George and Mike Kuchar
George and Mike Kuchar
1977
Director
- Sigrid Gräfin von Richthofen
Sigrid Gräfin von Richthofen
1977
Director
Underground and Emigrants
1976
Director
Marianne Rosenberg
1976
Director
I’m an Antistar
1976
Director
Berliner Bettwurst
1975
Director
- Rosa von Praunheim zeigt
Rosa von Praunheim zeigt
1974
Director
- Axel von Auersperg
Axel von Auersperg
1974
Director
- Monolog eines Stars
Monolog eines Stars
1974
Director
- Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
1972
Director
- Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
1972
Director
- Passions
Passions
1972
Director
Die Bettwurst
1971
Director
- Homosexuelle in New York
Homosexuelle in New York
1971
Director
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
1971
Director
- Macbeth Oper von Rosa von Praunheim
Macbeth Oper von Rosa von Praunheim
1971
Director
Beckett in Berlin
1969
Director
- Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 2. Teil
Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 2. Teil
1969
Director
- Sisters of Revolution
Sisters of Revolution
1969
Director
Neurasia
1969
Assistant Director
- (A)lter (A)ction
(A)lter (A)ction
1968
Assistant Director
- Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 1. Teil
Rosa Arbeiter auf goldener Straße – 1. Teil
1968
Director
Von Rosa von Praunheim
1968
Director
- Sex und Tod
Sex und Tod
Director
WRITER52
Satanic Sow
2025
Writer
Thirty Years with the Whip
2024
Author
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
Writer
Darkroom
2019
Screenplay
Friendship of Men
2018
Writer
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
2017
Writer
Tough Love
2015
Writer
Praunheim Memoires
2015
Writer
Auf der Suche nach Heilern
2014
Writer
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012
Writer
King of Comics
2012
Writer
Rent Boys
2011
Writer
New York Memories
2010
Writer
Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
2008
Screenplay
- Six Dead Students
Six Dead Students
2007
Screenplay
Two Mothers
2007
Writer
- Who is Helene Schwarz?
Who is Helene Schwarz?
2005
Writer
Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
2005
Writer
Umsonst Gelebt: Walter Schwarze
2005
Writer
- Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker
Liebe und Leid – Albrecht Becker
2005
Writer
- Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga
Schwein gehabt – Joe Luga
2005
Writer
Your Heart in My Head
2005
Screenplay
Cows Knocked Up by Fog
2002
Screenplay
Queens Don’t Cry
2002
Screenplay
Transexual Menace
1996
Writer
Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity
1995
Writer
- Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff
Meine Oma hatte einen Nazipuff
1994
Writer
I Am My Own Woman
1992
Screenplay
Positive
1990
Writer
Silence = Death
1990
Writer
Fire Under Your Ass
1990
Writer
Life Is Like a Cucumber
1990
Writer
Survival in New York
1989
Writer
Anita – Dances of Vice
1988
Writer
Dolly, Lotte and Maria
1987
Writer
A Virus Knows No Morals
1986
Writer
Horror Vacui
1984
Writer
City of Lost Souls
1983
Writer
Red Love
1983
Writer
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Writer
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
1979
Writer
Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
1979
Writer
Underground and Emigrants
1976
Writer
Berliner Bettwurst
1975
Writer
- Axel von Auersperg
Axel von Auersperg
1974
Writer
- Monolog eines Stars
Monolog eines Stars
1974
Writer
- Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
1972
Writer
- Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
1972
Writer
Die Bettwurst
1971
Writer
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
1971
Writer
- Macbeth Oper von Rosa von Praunheim
Macbeth Oper von Rosa von Praunheim
1971
Writer
- Sex und Tod
Sex und Tod
Writer
PRODUCER31
Rex Gildo: The Last Dance
2022
Producer
Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn
2021
Producer
Darkroom
2019
Producer
Friendship of Men
2018
Producer
Tough Love
2015
Producer
Praunheim Memoires
2015
Producer
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012
Producer
King of Comics
2012
Producer
I am a Poem
2012
Producer
Rent Boys
2011
Producer
Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis
2005
Producer
Your Heart in My Head
2005
Producer
Queens Don’t Cry
2002
Producer
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld
2000
Producer
Neurosia: Fifty Years of Perversity
1995
Producer
I Am My Own Woman
1992
Producer
- Ein Mann namens Pis
Ein Mann namens Pis
1991
Producer
Fire Under Your Ass
1990
Producer
Life Is Like a Cucumber
1990
Producer
Positive
1990
Producer
Anita – Dances of Vice
1988
Producer
Dolly, Lotte and Maria
1987
Producer
A Virus Knows No Morals
1986
Producer
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Producer
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
1979
Producer
Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
1979
Producer
Underground and Emigrants
1976
Producer
Berliner Bettwurst
1975
Producer
- Axel von Auersperg
Axel von Auersperg
1974
Producer
- Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
1972
Producer
Die Bettwurst
1971
Producer, Unit Manager
EDITOR16
Satanic Sow
2025
Editor
Survival in Berlin-Neukölln
2017
Editor
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012
Editor
King of Comics
2012
Editor
I am a Poem
2012
Editor
Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
2008
Editor
Silence = Death
1990
Editor
Positive
1990
Editor
Anita – Dances of Vice
1988
Editor
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
1979
Editor
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Editor
Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
1979
Editor
- Axel von Auersperg
Axel von Auersperg
1974
Editor
- Monolog eines Stars
Monolog eines Stars
1974
Editor
- Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
Was die Rechte nicht sieht, kommt erst recht aus dem Ohr heraus
1972
Editor
Die Bettwurst
1971
Editor
CINEMATOGRAPHER9
Red Love
1983
Director of Photography
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Director of Photography
Death Magazine: or How to Be a Flowerpot
1979
Camera Operator
Underground and Emigrants
1976
Director of Photography
Berliner Bettwurst
1975
Director of Photography
- Monolog eines Stars
Monolog eines Stars
1974
Director of Photography
- Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
Grotesk – Burlesk – Pittoresk
1972
Director of Photography
Die Bettwurst
1971
Director of Photography
It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives
1971
Director of Photography
