Movies by Gerd Baltus

Bonditis, or the Horrible and Terrible Adventures of a Nearly Normal Human Being

Bonditis, or the Horrible and Terrible Adventures of a Nearly Normal Human Being

His name is Born, Frank Born, and he suffers from an illness known as Bonditis!! In this very funny parody, Frank believes he is James Bond. His entire reality is shaped around this fantasy as he believes he has to save the world!

How I Became a Negro

How I Became a Negro

Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, a teacher tries to teach his students tolerance for others.

Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit

Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit

An elderly lady has a trauma and simply must celebrate Christmas every day of the year, to the dismay of her family and relatives.

Käthe Kollwitz – Pictures of a Life

Käthe Kollwitz – Pictures of a Life

Kathe Kollwitz was 47 years old, and already a well established artist in Germany and abroad when Peter, her youngest son, volunteered to join the German army in WWI and was killed two weeks later. This painful tragedy changed Kollwitz's life and art forever.

A Very Perfect Couple

A Very Perfect Couple

Das Wahlergebnis

Das Wahlergebnis

In a satirical way, the typical television coverage after a (fictitious) state election is simulated — including projections, interviews, commentaries, and a so-called “heavyweight round”. When then, over the course of the broadcast, the voter turnout is estimated as just 3.8 percent of those eligible to vote, none of the involved believes it. But after this information turns out to be true, it is attempted to explain this scandalous, impertinent, and downright subversive behaviour of the electorate.

Come Now, My Dear Little Bird

Come Now, My Dear Little Bird

The story presents an entertaining as well as revealing portrayal of the moral history of sex in the course of human history.

Die wundersame Schustersfrau

Die wundersame Schustersfrau

Vier gegen das britische Pfund

Vier gegen das britische Pfund