Klaus Betzl

Movies

Exodus: Where I Come from Is Disappearing
Cinematography
Observational documentary about people as refugees and asylum seekers in many geographical locations such as Germany, Brazil, Western Sahara, Myanmar, Cuba, South Sudan.
Weltklasse Kreisklasse
Director of Photography
The documentary accompanies the team of Genclikspor Recklinghausen during one season. It is one of over 50 Turkish football clubs active in the Ruhr region. The focus is on life off the pitch. Among the many protagonists are the manager of the club and a pensioner from the neighbourhood who is busy with the extension of the clubhouse.
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
Camera Operator
A comprehensive history of European Jazz, exploring the origins of the US-influenced Jazz clubs after the Second World War, the first steps independent of American jazz and the various changes of direction that have repeatedly occurred in European jazz in the search for that "own voice" that European jazz musicians have helped to form. Featuring the great masters of European jazz such as Chris Barber, Jan Garbarek, Juliette Gréco, Stefano Bollani and Till Brönner, to name but a few.