Jan Soldat

At the edge of a duck pond, a pile of film catches fire. The end.

An insight into 5 queer film festivals accompanied with the discussion about the importance of queer film festivals, queer film and people's experience with both.

In the world of fetishes there's a niche for every type of proclivity. Arwed caters to a special type of customer: he runs a private prison where he is happy to find all sorts of ways to bully and victimise his paying guests on the other side of the bars.

Portrait of a coprophile from Vienna.

Norbert, 34, is a Nullo. Nullo stands for genital nullification and refers to a subculture of men whose genitals have been removed, often by themselves.

Udo Kier dies his way through film history. He screams, falls, lies, is cut into pieces, shot or commits suicide. Again and again his empty gaze, again and again his rigid body. In 54 years as an actor, Udo Kier played in more than 170 feature films, 120 series episodes and 50 short films. More than 70 times Udo Kier tried to give an expression to dying and death. In Staging Death, these representations of death merge into a montage of the most diverse shots, film formats, special effects and sound designs. "Directors are now thinking increasingly strained about what new ways they can kill me. […] At some point, somebody would have to make a montage of all my film deaths." Udo Kier (Interview Subway Magazine #145, December 1999)

Udo Kier dies his way through film history. He screams, falls, lies, is cut into pieces, shot or commits suicide. Again and again his empty gaze, again and again his rigid body. In 54 years as an actor, Udo Kier played in more than 170 feature films, 120 series episodes and 50 short films. More than 70 times Udo Kier tried to give an expression to dying and death. In Staging Death, these representations of death merge into a montage of the most diverse shots, film formats, special effects and sound designs. "Directors are now thinking increasingly strained about what new ways they can kill me. […] At some point, somebody would have to make a montage of all my film deaths." Udo Kier (Interview Subway Magazine #145, December 1999)

Udo Kier dies his way through film history. He screams, falls, lies, is cut into pieces, shot or commits suicide. Again and again his empty gaze, again and again his rigid body. In 54 years as an actor, Udo Kier played in more than 170 feature films, 120 series episodes and 50 short films. More than 70 times Udo Kier tried to give an expression to dying and death. In Staging Death, these representations of death merge into a montage of the most diverse shots, film formats, special effects and sound designs. "Directors are now thinking increasingly strained about what new ways they can kill me. […] At some point, somebody would have to make a montage of all my film deaths." Udo Kier (Interview Subway Magazine #145, December 1999)

A gay hook-up for three. Two in front of the camera and one behind.

A mostly silent, group portrait of a variety of relationships.

Prolific documentarian Jan Soldat (For Fuck’s Sake, Christian, We’re Making a Porn Film) brings another very special, adults-only, sex-positive cinematic experience with this close-up character study of the eponymous Paul -an ordinary-seeming middle-aged man in his city-center apartment. This gentle, lovely fellow talks frankly about his life, work, and family in a simple, deep, and honest conversation. Empathetic humanism at its most direct.

“Can you describe yourself?” “Odenwald-Gay... or Gollum... or Klaus! 60 years old... gay... slave!” A documentary portrait of Klaus Johannes Wolf, who decided to live as a slave. Chained to his bed, he talks about his decision to be a slave, his parents and what it means to be naked. Finally he leaves everything behind to go to a slave camp, to put the finishing touches on his slave’s life and become the perfect servant.

“Can you describe yourself?” “Odenwald-Gay... or Gollum... or Klaus! 60 years old... gay... slave!” A documentary portrait of Klaus Johannes Wolf, who decided to live as a slave. Chained to his bed, he talks about his decision to be a slave, his parents and what it means to be naked. Finally he leaves everything behind to go to a slave camp, to put the finishing touches on his slave’s life and become the perfect servant.

Spring at a Viennese Lake, but too cold to swim. Nobody there who wants to be filmed.

Spring at a Viennese Lake, but too cold to swim. Nobody there who wants to be filmed.

Spring at a Viennese Lake, but too cold to swim. Nobody there who wants to be filmed.

Spring at a Viennese Lake, but too cold to swim. Nobody there who wants to be filmed.

1.5 years after the last visit. Freshly shaved, a new hairstyle and a few extra kilos. The doorbell rings again. Will he open this time?

Felix alone in his apartment. Multiple lanes and syringes of Mephedron and a little G. The filmmaker is watching.

Felix alone in his apartment. Multiple lanes and syringes of Mephedron and a little G. The filmmaker is watching.

Uniform. Boots. Socks. Feet. A short portrait of Wolfgang and his fetish.

Uniform. Boots. Socks. Feet. A short portrait of Wolfgang and his fetish.

Uniform. Boots. Socks. Feet. A short portrait of Wolfgang and his fetish.

Felix alone in his apartment. Multiple lanes and syringes of Mephedron and a little G. The filmmaker is watching.

It considers the mundane poetry of casual sex. Here, Lutz arrives at Holger’s apartment for a hook-up.

It considers the mundane poetry of casual sex. Here, Lutz arrives at Holger’s apartment for a hook-up.

Sometimes things have to happen quickly. A fast blind date between Holger and Wolfgang.

In the world of fetishes there's a niche for every type of proclivity. Arwed caters to a special type of customer: he runs a private prison where he is happy to find all sorts of ways to bully and victimise his paying guests on the other side of the bars.

This is Real German Education: two naked elderly men in elegant surroundings talk about their relationship and the good old days, and chat in a refreshingly candid manner about their fetishes, sadomasochistic predilections and bondage.

This is Real German Education: two naked elderly men in elegant surroundings talk about their relationship and the good old days, and chat in a refreshingly candid manner about their fetishes, sadomasochistic predilections and bondage.

A gay hook-up for three. Two in front of the camera and one behind.

Manfred and Jürgen, both in the mid 70s, are enjoying their free saturday. Lying in the sun, working in the garden and struggling. On sunday Rosi, an old pal of them, comes around to join their SM-Bondage-Session. An ordinary weekend in Germany.

Everything that has to go in has to come out again at some point.

Sex, food and, in the end, both at the same time. The filmmaker is watching.

Paul, a bisexual man leading his life in a self-determined way, receives Jan Soldat at his home in order to shoot a sex date. So we see Paul vacuuming under the bed and pushing cabinets together to make space before the arrival of the man with whom he has arranged to have sex. Since both men are rather on the passive side and the double dildo fails to win over the visitor, they agree on a blowjob and find practicable middle ground in mutual masturbation.

In over 170 feature-length films, more than 160 series episodes and 10 short films, he records more than 70 film deaths. "Dead Again" arranges the final shots of his respective acting presences into a collage of action, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, western, horror, thriller and

The guest is punctual. On arrival, he is offered a glass of water and a few words are exchanged before the sex begins.

A newly retired man takes his celebration into his own hands. Literally.

From penis pump to fuck machine, Chris presents his playroom.

Devoted to the phenomenon of adult babies, showing adults living out their desires for genuine closeness and sanctuary.

Taking pot shots with an air rifle at a snail on the railway tracks isn’t really very funny. Dennis does laugh though, just the once. Being a teenager in a small town in Brandenburg isn’t easy. Somehow he’s always so serious and wound up, like a tight coil. His only friend is his big brother. When his older sibling is injured by another boy, Dennis is bent on revenge. It’s too bad that his opponent is a wrestling champ.

Taking pot shots with an air rifle at a snail on the railway tracks isn’t really very funny. Dennis does laugh though, just the once. Being a teenager in a small town in Brandenburg isn’t easy. Somehow he’s always so serious and wound up, like a tight coil. His only friend is his big brother. When his older sibling is injured by another boy, Dennis is bent on revenge. It’s too bad that his opponent is a wrestling champ.

Taking pot shots with an air rifle at a snail on the railway tracks isn’t really very funny. Dennis does laugh though, just the once. Being a teenager in a small town in Brandenburg isn’t easy. Somehow he’s always so serious and wound up, like a tight coil. His only friend is his big brother. When his older sibling is injured by another boy, Dennis is bent on revenge. It’s too bad that his opponent is a wrestling champ.

Everyone has dreams – for some it involves being, slaughtered and eaten. This documentary by Jan Soldat challenges cultural taboos through psychological discovery. Our question – do the three featured men want to be served with andalouse or samourai sauce?

The planned Daddy-Son-Afternoon turns into a conversation about male role models - until the roles getting fixed again.

Everyone has dreams – for some it involves being, slaughtered and eaten. This documentary by Jan Soldat challenges cultural taboos through psychological discovery. Our question – do the three featured men want to be served with andalouse or samourai sauce?

Everyone has dreams – for some it involves being, slaughtered and eaten. This documentary by Jan Soldat challenges cultural taboos through psychological discovery. Our question – do the three featured men want to be served with andalouse or samourai sauce?

Everyone has dreams – for some it involves being, slaughtered and eaten. This documentary by Jan Soldat challenges cultural taboos through psychological discovery. Our question – do the three featured men want to be served with andalouse or samourai sauce?

Life’s all about two things: firstly, being loved, and secondly not being alone. But what happens when people aren’t enough, or when they’re too much? Geliebt is not a film about the pros and cons of emotional and sexual relationships with animals but a film about the relationship between humans and animals, poised somewhere between love and dependence.

Walter shows himself and his apartment.

The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Gremlins 2 and Hammer Film’s The Mummy. Iconic actor Christopher Lee died in virtually every other role he played. Jan Soldat’s nerdy short film compilation lines up one death after another and, amid this involuntary stream, reveals entertaining gems and various connections as well – not only those relevant to the advance of Lee’s acting career.

From 300 episodes of the series "A Case for Two/Ein Fall für zwei", the film reorders female death stagings. A short found footage montage about the obsession and fetishization of female murder victims, about the staging of female passivity and about a culture of romanticized femicide.

From 300 episodes of the series "A Case for Two/Ein Fall für zwei", the film reorders female death stagings. A short found footage montage about the obsession and fetishization of female murder victims, about the staging of female passivity and about a culture of romanticized femicide.

Young police officers are supposed to enforce the law and suppress their personal opinions. After their training, protected by bullet proof vests, shields and a gun, they are sent out on the streets. This documentary accompanies students at a German police academy over the course of their first year. A remote location in Saxony-Anhalt. Real-life simulations and practice at the shooting range are the preparation for the second phase of their training - going out on the streets and facing the real world. It's their first year at the academy and on the beat, and these young men and women are often confronted with realities that take them to their limits. This documantary takes an uncensored look at the German police for the very first time.

With things growing a bit stale in the bedroom, lesbian couple Claudia and Dylan agree to seek sexual experiences outside their relationship. Dylan discovers new pleasures at a sex club, while Claudia, in drag as Claude, finds a surprising partner.

The guided tours in the Reichstag building are well attended; there’s lots of laughter at the simulated vote on a bill. At the Bundestag’s “Infomobile” in Dresden, a citizen complains that the government is out of touch with the people. SPD parliamentarians attend a workshop to practise strategies for dealing with right-wing populist topics. A crowd chants: close the borders! Journalists from the taz and Bild-Zeitung newspapers discuss the issues of the day. An editorial team from TV station MDR produces a report entitled “Attack on Democracy – the New Right.”

A couple fucking

Two men alone with themselves and their sexuality.

The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Gremlins 2 and Hammer Film’s The Mummy. Iconic actor Christopher Lee died in virtually every other role he played. Jan Soldat’s nerdy short film compilation lines up one death after another and, amid this involuntary stream, reveals entertaining gems and various connections as well – not only those relevant to the advance of Lee’s acting career.

The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, Gremlins 2 and Hammer Film’s The Mummy. Iconic actor Christopher Lee died in virtually every other role he played. Jan Soldat’s nerdy short film compilation lines up one death after another and, amid this involuntary stream, reveals entertaining gems and various connections as well – not only those relevant to the advance of Lee’s acting career.

Construction workers' meeting on Sunday afternoon. Wolfgang says how, Carsten does it and Puppy watches.

Construction workers' meeting on Sunday afternoon. Wolfgang says how, Carsten does it and Puppy watches.

Construction workers' meeting on Sunday afternoon. Wolfgang says how, Carsten does it and Puppy watches.

From penis pump to f*ck machine, Chris presents his playroom.

The oppressive heat and their own bodies don’t make it too easy for Hans and Reinhard on their blind date.

Nicolas Cage dies all the way from Hollywood to Direct-To-DVD.

Nicolas Cage dies all the way from Hollywood to Direct-To-DVD.

At the edge of a duck pond, a pile of film catches fire. The end.

At the edge of a duck pond, a pile of film catches fire. The end.

Laika, a stray dog, was the first living being to be sent into space and thus to a certain death. A legend says that she returned to Earth as a ghost and still roams the streets of Moscow alongside her free-drifting descendants. While shooting this film, the directors little by little realised that they knew the street dogs only as part of our human world; they have never looked at humans as a part of the dogs’ world.

Christian and I are waiting in his apartment for men to be filmed having sex with him.

The Viennese wanker wanks all day. While waiting for his inseminators, he tells about his sexual fantasies and his honour of being the biggest cum-whore of Vienna. When the doorbell rings, the wanker doesn’t open.

Sabine introduces herself and talks about her shyness and the difficulties as a transvestite.

A brief encounter with Mic and Flo during their weekly training.

A blind date on an afternoon in the shopping mall.

Between Christmas and New Year, Wolfgang receives a visit from three angels in his small hotel room.

A 58-year-old man lives in a caravan, placed in his own garden. He has everything that he needs there, starting from a bed, a coffee maker, a refrigerator, Internet, but especially a webcam, or rather, a set of webcams, for his sex chats. Erwin, that’s his name, tells his own story.

A man wanks in bed.

Heiko, 51, a sheet metal former trained in GDR times, unemployed since the fall of the wall, pisses on his bed and on the carpet. The film encounters Heiko's dysfunctional family history and his decision to be alone forever. Piss and GDR, a reflection of how deep the consequences of the fall of the Wall are still in the bodies of some people to this day.

Heiko, 51, a sheet metal former trained in GDR times, unemployed since the fall of the wall, pisses on his bed and on the carpet. The film encounters Heiko's dysfunctional family history and his decision to be alone forever. Piss and GDR, a reflection of how deep the consequences of the fall of the Wall are still in the bodies of some people to this day.

Heiko, 51, a sheet metal former trained in GDR times, unemployed since the fall of the wall, pisses on his bed and on the carpet. The film encounters Heiko's dysfunctional family history and his decision to be alone forever. Piss and GDR, a reflection of how deep the consequences of the fall of the Wall are still in the bodies of some people to this day.

Heiko, 51, a sheet metal former trained in GDR times, unemployed since the fall of the wall, pisses on his bed and on the carpet. The film encounters Heiko's dysfunctional family history and his decision to be alone forever. Piss and GDR, a reflection of how deep the consequences of the fall of the Wall are still in the bodies of some people to this day.

In the world of fetishes there's a niche for every type of proclivity. Arwed caters to a special type of customer: he runs a private prison where he is happy to find all sorts of ways to bully and victimise his paying guests on the other side of the bars.

Jan wants to film, Frank wants to be filmed. This needs to be set up and discussed.

Jan wants to film, Frank wants to be filmed. This needs to be set up and discussed.

Jan wants to film, Frank wants to be filmed. This needs to be set up and discussed.

Bukkake at the hostel.

Sex is work, in many ways.

A quickie in the classroom.

No film is also a film.

Walter shows himself and his apartment.