Ute Aurand
Directing
1957-01-01 · Frankfurt, Germany
Ute Aurand was born in 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, and grew up in Berlin. She is a teacher and curator, and a devoted 16mm filmmaker since 1980. She studied filmmaking at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb) during the years 1979-1985. Since 1985 she began to produce her own films. In 1987 she founded "Ute Aurand Filmproduktion". During 1990-95, she presented the series "Filmarbeiterinnen-Abend" at the Arsenal cinema, Berlin, featuring films made by women, mostly experimental. In 1995-96, organised "Sie zum Beispiel" (Her, for Example) at the Arsenal and Babylon cinemas, in which 12 women filmmakers /artists selected and presented a personal selection of films by other women filmmakers. In 1997, she co-founded the group FilmSamstag (Film Saturday) together with Renate Sami and Theo Thiesmeier, later joined by Bärbel Freund, Karl Heil, Milena Gierke and Johannes Beringer, to present a monthly film programme in Kino Filmkunsthaus Babylon Mitte until 2007. Since 1981 curated film programs e.g. "Lichtgedichte/Light Poems", "Hyacinths" and "Poetinnen mit der Kamera/Women Poets with the Camera" and monographic programs of films by Marie Menken, Margaret Tait and Utako Koguchi. In 1991 she worked on the research project and book „Frauen machen Geschichte – 25 Jahre Studentinnen an der dffb“ (Women make History-25 Years of Women Students at the dffb), together with Maria Lang.
Filmography
Das neue Arsenal
2026 · Movie
To Brasil
2023 · Movie
Arsenal Film Archive
2022 · Movie
The Sparrow Dream
2022 · Movie
Renate
2021 · Movie
Rushing Green with Horses
2021 · Movie
Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995
2020 · Movie
Silently Engrossed in Conversation
2019 · Movie
Cape Cod
2018 · Movie
Lisa
2018 · Movie
Dreaming In The Dark
2018 · Movie
Four Diamonds
2016 · Movie
Sakura, Sakura
2014 · Movie
Philipp's 60th Birthday
2014 · Movie
To Be Here
2013 · Movie
Toying With Strings 3
2013 · Movie
Susan+Lisbeth
2012 · Movie
Für Karl
2012 · Movie
Young Pines
2011 · Movie
Maria
2011 · Movie
Franz
2011 · Movie
Lisbeth
2011 · Movie
Paulina
2011 · Movie
Paulina, Franz & Maria
2011 · Movie
Hanging Upside Down in the Branches
2009 · Movie
Building Under Ground
2008 · Movie
A Walk
2008 · Movie
Zuoz
2008 · Movie
Im Park
2008 · Movie
A Walk / Im Park / ZUOZ
2008 · Movie
Here, it is Very Nice at the Moment
2006 · Movie
Butterfly in Winter
2006 · Movie
India
2005 · Movie
Halbmond für Margaret
2004 · Movie
Toying with Strings 2
2003 · Movie
Tulipan
2002 · Movie
In the Garden
2002 · Movie
Für Frau Foerster
2002 · Movie
Filmmuseum Aufbau 2000
2001 · Movie
Toying with Strings
1999 · Movie
At Home
1998 · Movie
Terzen
1998 · Movie
Neubrandenburg
1995 · Movie
At the Sea
1995 · Movie
Maria und die Welt
1995 · Movie
Kleine Blumen, kleine Blätter
1995 · Movie
Bärbel and Charly
1994 · Movie
Das fliegende Bild
1994 · Movie
Detel + Jón
1993 · Movie
Jón in Akureyri
1993 · Movie
The Princess And The Pea
1991 · Movie
Noch einmal
1988 · Movie
Oh! The Four Seasons
1988 · Movie
Be an Angel
1988 · Movie
Tenderness
1985 · Movie
Die Sonne sank, ich folge ihr
1985 · Movie
Paul Celan Liest
1985 · Movie
Detour
1983 · Movie
Okiana
1983 · Movie
Unding Undine
1982 · Movie
Flight through the Night
1980 · Movie
Anziehen
Movie