Dietbert Schmidt

Movies

Impressions of Upper Mongolia
Camera Operator
The genius Spanish painter Salvador DalĂ­ undertakes an amazing journey through the unknown mental territories of Upper Mongolia in search of a giant hallucinogenic mushroom while paying an experimental tribute to the French poet Raymond Roussel (1877-1933), a visionary and eccentric writer, precursor of the surrealists and much admired by them.
The Coffee House
Director of Photography
Avant-garde adaptation of a Carlo Goldoni play. Well-to-do Venetians congregate in a coffee house and discuss their problems.
Black Gate Cologne (Ein Lichtspiel)
Camera Operator
Often cited as the first television program made by artists, "Black Gate Cologne" is a live event involving films, light objects and the participation of the studio audience, comprised of footage from two consecutive 45-minute broadcasts with different audiences filmed at the WDR "Electronic Studio' in Cologne, Germany.