
Peter Nestler
1978 1978...something about the indians of the United States
...something about the indians of the United States0/101978HDDocumentary short made for Swedish public television (SVT) about the past and current situation for Native Americans in the US. The film was produced...
1981Mitt land (Mi país)
Mitt land (Mi país)0/101981HDPeter Nestler's short focusses the works of four Chilean artists: two painters [Nicolas de la Cruz and Jorge Kuhn], a graphic designer [Rolando...
1982Victor Jaras barn
Victor Jaras barn0/101982HDRarely screened two part documentary on the Swedish-Chilean folk music group Victor Jaras barn [Victor Jara's Children], formed by folk musician and...
1968Röster från Ruhr
Röster från Ruhr0/101968HDThis film is arguably Nestler's angriest documentary. It is a bitter personal statement about life in the Ruhr region: the fight against fascism, the...
1961The Magic Fountain
The Magic Fountain0/101961HDIn this tale based on a Brothers Grimm story, Prince Alfred searches for an enchanted castle that holds a magic fountain whose waters can cure his...
2000Flight
Flight0/102000HDJewish painter Leopold Mayer fled his native Frankfurt at the rise of the Nazi regime. Although briefly finding refuge in France, where he changed...
19745 Bemerkungen zum Dokumentarfilm
1968Sightseeing
Sightseeing0/101968HDA short pamphlet based on a text by Peter Weiss and on the contrapuntal use of the relation between image and sound. The commercial activities and...
1975Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 2
Mining/Ironworks, Pt. 20/101975HDIn the 1970s, Peter and his wife, Zsóka Nestler, collaborated on a series of educational films for television that focused on craft-making....
2002Die Verwandlung des guten Nachbarn
Die Verwandlung des guten Nachbarn0/102002HDThe revolt at Sobibór extermination camp in October 1943 is a central episode of resistance against national socialism. Thomas...
2003Mit der Musik groß werden
1971About the History of Paper, Pt. 1
About the History of Paper, Pt. 10/101971HDThis is the first part of a history about the history of paper.
1972Fos-sur-mer
Fos-sur-mer0/101972HDShot in the commercial harbor of Fos-sur-Mer in Southern France, this film denounces the destruction of the region and the poor living and working...
1976Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons
Foreigners Pt. 1: Ships and Cannons0/101976HD"Nestler relates the histories of shipbuilding, armaments, and war in Europe to the exploitation of labor and the circulation of knowledge and...
1988The Jewish Lane
The Jewish Lane0/101988HDNestler traces the history of Frankfurt’s Jewish ghetto from the middle ages to the present day.
1973Spain!
Spain!0/101973HDFilmed in Spain, Finland, Sweden, and West Germany, 'Spanien!' investigates ideas of internationalism and solidarity, using personal testimonies from...
1972Images from Vietnam
Images from Vietnam0/101972HD"An emotional condemnation of the U.S.’s role in the war in North Vietnam, composed of photographs by Thomas Billhardt, this film depicts the...
1985Väntan
Väntan0/101985HDA tribute to the victims of a mining disaster that happened in 1930 in Silesia before the reign of Nazi Germany.
1991Am Rand
1970Up the Danube
Up the Danube0/101970HDFilmed aboard a Hungarian ship, this is a journey upstream the Danube, recalling the vital role the majestic river played in the settlement and...
1991Die Reise der Ida Irma nach Lunow
Die Reise der Ida Irma nach Lunow0/101991HDDocumentary about the journey of a barge through East Germany.
1992Time
Time0/101992HDA film of Hungarian folk artists, sharing their handicrafts and paintings with the filmmakers.
1970How to Make Glass (Manually)
How to Make Glass (Manually)0/101970HDPeter and Zsóka Nestler collaborated on this film, an exploration of the working techniques involved in the process of glass-making.