The Swiss film curator's visual autobiography, with guest appearances
from Fassbinder, Warhol, Waters and many more
Set against the backdrop of his generation's experiences of sexual
liberation and his personal experience of two deadly pandemics, AIDS and
Covid 19, this visual autobiography traces milestones in the life of
Swiss film curator Matthias Brunner (born 1945). Brunner engages in an
ongoing dialogue with Hollywood classics, auteur films and contemporary
art, but most of all he discusses the people behind the artworks. He
recounts his love-hate relationship with Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid
and provides intimate glimpses of the late German filmmakers Rainer
Werner Fassbinder and Werner Schroeter. He also recalls how he brought
the films of his friends John Waters and Andy Warhol to Switzerland
early on, bypassing strict censorship codes in the process. Altogether,
this autobiography testifies to Brunner's consistent desire to embrace
and champion the arts, and his generous, tireless will to share his
obsessions with others.