Lutz Dammbeck

Biography

Lutz Dammbeck was born in 1948 in Leipzig (East Germany). He studied graphic design. In the 1970s he started out as a painter and graphic designer while discovering animated film as a means of experimenting and expression. Until 1986 he produced his films in East Germany for production company DEFA. In 1986 he emigrated to West Germany in order to continue with his Herakles-project that was rejected by East German authorities. This project included films, installations, paintings and performances. It was pursued until 2002. Since the 1990ies Dammbeck turned his focus from animated shorts to documentaries about the art world.

Directed

1. The Net (2003) — Director
2. Overgames (2016) — Director
3. The Master Game (1998) — Director
4. Duke Ernest (1993) — Director
5. Einmart (1981) — Director
6. Time of the Gods (1992) — Director
7. The Discovery (1984) — Director
8. Duerers Heritage (1996) — Director
9. The Tailor of Ulm (1980) — Director
10. The Cave of Hercules (1990) — Director
11. Hommage to La Sarraz (1981) — Director
12. REALFilm (1986) — Director
13. Herakles (1984) — Director
14. The Netz: SEEK II (2009) — Director
15. The Net_GO TO TRIAL (2004) — Director
16. Visiting "Hakim Bey" (Peter Lamborn Wilson) (2005) — Director
17. The Moon (1977) — Director
18. Live! (1978) — Director
19. The Flood (1987) — Director
20. Metamorphoses I (1978) — Director
21. First Leipzig Autumn Salon (2008) — Director
22. The Painter Came From a Foreign Land (1989) — Director
23. Bruno & Bettina (2018) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Net (2003) — Self
2. Overgames (2016) — Self
3. The Master Game (1998)
4. From Stag Beetle to Swastika (2002)
5. REALFilm (1986)
6. The Painter Came From a Foreign Land (1989) — Self