Werner Penzel

Biography

Werner Penzel was a German director and documentary filmmaker.

Career Overview

Werner Penzel has 31 screen credits in a career dating back to 1972. Signature works include Zen for Nothing, Lax Readings, Not Like Before. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

31

Birth Date

1950-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Heidelberg, Germany

Known For

• 

  Zen for Nothing
• 

  Lax Readings
• 

  Not Like Before
• 

  Brother Yusef
• 

  Fragments d'ici
• 

  Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?

Frequent Collaborators

• Robert Lax (2 collaborations)
• Sabine Timoteo (1 collaborations)
• Muho Nölke (1 collaborations)
• Agnès Varda (1 collaborations)
• Nicolas Philibert (1 collaborations)
• June Leaf (1 collaborations)
• Yusef Lateef (1 collaborations)
• Johann Le Guillerm (1 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (1 credits)

  • Zen for Nothing

    director of photography

    camera
    2016

• directing (14 credits)

  • Zen for Nothing

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Lax Readings

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Not Like Before

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Brother Yusef

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Fragments d'ici

    director

    directing
    2002
  • Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?

    director

    directing
    1999
  • My Eye Your Eye

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Augenblick

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Null Sonne No Point

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Middle of the Moment

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Step Across the Border

    director

    directing
    1990
  • Adios al odio - Abschied vom Hass

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Vagabond's Band

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Strange City

    assistant director

    directing
    1972

• production (2 credits)

  • Zen for Nothing

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Step Across the Border

    producer

    production
    1990

• writing (10 credits)

  • Zen for Nothing

    writer

    writing
    2016
  • Lax Readings

    writer

    writing
    2006
  • Not Like Before

    writer

    writing
    2005
  • Brother Yusef

    writer

    writing
    2005
  • Fragments d'ici

    writer

    writing
    2002
  • Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?

    writer

    writing
    1999
  • Null Sonne No Point

    writer

    writing
    1997
  • Middle of the Moment

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • Step Across the Border

    writer

    writing
    1990
  • Vagabond's Band

    writer

    writing
    1980

• crew (1 credits)

  • Lax Readings

    cinematography

    crew
    2006

• editing (1 credits)

  • Middle of the Moment

    editor

    editing
    1995

• actors (2 credits)

  • The King of the Candle

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Over Night

    actor

    actors
    1973