Ottomar Rothmann was imprisoned at Buchenwald concentration camp. He describes the daily routines there, from arrival until death. One topic is the hierarchy among the different groups of inmates. He speaks about small liberties wrested from the SS and about inevitable humiliations. Recent images of todays camp form a palimpsest that is contrasted with recollections and the reality of tourism.
Graduated in audiovisual media from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne;
sponsorship award of the state government and artists stipendium from German ferderal state NRW;
lecturer at the Humboldt University Berlin, at the Düsseldorf Art Academy and at the Berlin University of the Arts
Filmography
1993 I just wanted to take this picture
1996 Obscure Lights
1997 John E. Loskot - The lost hero
1999 The Vanishing Border
2009 Shooting Locations