Biography
Harun Farocki was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film. He made over 90 films, the vast majority of them short experimental documentaries.
Directed 75
2020s
- 2025
About Narration
Director
Remember Tomorrow is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Director
Make Up
Director
The Words of the Chairman
Director
2010s
- 2017
Confusion
Director
- 2014
Parallel I–IV
Director
- 2013
Sauerbruch Hutton Architects
Director
- 2012
A New Product
Director
- 2011
Serious Games 1–4
Director
- 2010
Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"
Director
Serious Games 2 – Three Dead
Director
Serious Games 3 – Immersion
Director
Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow
Director
The Silver and the Cross
Director
2000s
- 2009
In Comparison
Director
- 2007
Übertragung
Director
Memories
Director
Respite
Director
Deep Play
Director
- 2006
On Construction of Griffith’s Films
Director
- 2005
Aufstellung
Director
- 2004
Nothing Ventured
Director
Counter-Music
Director
- 2003
War at a Distance
Director
Eye / Machine III
Director
- 2002
Eye / Machine II
Director
- 2001
The Creators of the Shopping Worlds
Director
Eye / Machine I
Director
- 2000
I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts
Director
Prison Images
Director
1990s
- 1998
Words and Games
Director
- 1997
The Expression of Hands
Director
Still Life
Director
- 1996
The Appearance
Director
- 1995
Interface
Director
Workers Leaving the Factory
Director
- 1994
The Leading Role
Director
- 1993
A Day in the Life of a Consumer
Director
- 1992
Camera and Reality
Director
Videograms of a Revolution
Director
- 1991
Images of the World and the Inscription of War
Director
- 1990
How to Live in the German Federal Republic
Director
1980s
- 1988
Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith
Director
- 1987
Die Menschen stehen vorwärts in den Straßen
Director
Indoctrination
Director
- 1986
As You See
Director
Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser
Director
Filmbooks
Director
- 1985
Betrayed
Director
- 1984
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Director
- 1983
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
Director
An Image
Director
Straub/Huillet: Work on "Class Relations"
Director
- 1982
Before Your Eyes - Vietnam
Director
1970s
- 1979
The Taste of Life
Director
Industry and Photography
Director
- 1978
Between Two Wars
Director
A Picture of Sarah Schumann
Director
- 1977
Bedtime Stories: Ships
Director
Bedtime Stories: Bridges
Director
Bedtime Stories: Railways
Director
Bedtime Stories: Cat
Director
- 1975
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright
Director
- 1973
Brunner is Next
Director
The Trouble with Images. A Critique of Television
Director
- 1971
Something Self Explanatory (15x)
Director
- 1970
Die Teilung aller Tage
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Inextinguishable Fire
Director
Untitled or: Nixon Comes to Berlin
Director
Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets
Director
- 1968
Their Newspapers
Director
White Christmas
Director
- 1967
The Campaign Volunteer
Director
- 1966
Everybody a Berliner Kindl
Director
Two Paths
Director
Wrote 53
2020s
- 2025
The Words of the Chairman
Writer
2010s
- 2014
- 2012
A New Product
Writer
- 2010
Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"
Writer
Serious Games 2 – Three Dead
Writer
Serious Games 3 – Immersion
Writer
Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow
Writer
2000s
- 2009
In Comparison
Writer
- 2007
Yella
Script Editor
Memories
Story
Respite
Writer
- 2005
Ghosts
Screenplay
- 2004
Nothing Ventured
Screenplay
- 2003
War at a Distance
Screenplay
Eye / Machine III
Screenplay
- 2002
Eye / Machine II
Screenplay
- 2001
The Creators of the Shopping Worlds
Writer
Eye / Machine I
Screenplay
- 2000
I Thought I Was Seeing Convicts
Screenplay
Prison Images
Screenplay
1990s
- 1998
Words and Games
Screenplay
- 1997
The Expression of Hands
Writer
Still Life
Writer
- 1996
Cuba Libre
Screenplay
- 1995
Interface
Writer
Pilots
Script Editor
Workers Leaving the Factory
Writer
- 1992
Videograms of a Revolution
Writer
The Warm Money
Script Editor
- 1991
Images of the World and the Inscription of War
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith
Writer
- 1987
Indoctrination
Writer
- 1986
As You See
Writer
Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser
Writer
- 1985
Betrayed
Screenplay
- 1984
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Writer
- 1983
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
Screenplay
1970s
- 1978
Between Two Wars
Writer
A Picture of Sarah Schumann
Writer
- 1975
Bent or Broken
Screenplay
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright
Writer
- 1973
Brunner is Next
Writer
- 1971
Something Self Explanatory (15x)
Writer
1960s
- 1969
The Inextinguishable Fire
Screenplay
Untitled or: Nixon Comes to Berlin
Writer
Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets
Writer
- 1968
Their Newspapers
Writer
White Christmas
Writer
- 1967
The Campaign Volunteer
Screenplay
- 1966
Everybody a Berliner Kindl
Writer
Two Paths
Writer
Acted in 21
2020s
- 2025
About Narration
Movie
2010s
- 2014
Harun, who only drinks beer, has a glass of wine (2011).
Harun Farocki
2000s
- 2005
Palette revisited
Movie
1990s
- 1997
The Expression of Hands
Movie
- 1995
Workers Leaving the Factory
Narrador
1980s
- 1986
Schlagworte – Schlagbilder. Ein Gespräch mit Vilém Flusser
Movie
- 1984
Class Relations
Delamarche
- 1983
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
Movie
Straub/Huillet: Work on "Class Relations"
Movie
1970s
- 1979
Putting Things Straight
Movie
- 1978
Cinématon
N°1068
Between Two Wars
Movie
- 1976
Es stirbt allerdings ein jeder, fragt sich nur wie und wie Du gelebt hast (Holger Meins)
Movie
- 1975
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright
(voice)
Kampf um ein Kind
Movie
- 1971
Something Self Explanatory (15x)
Movie
- 1970
Die Teilung aller Tage
Movie
1960s
- 1969
The Inextinguishable Fire
Movie
- 1968
Their Newspapers
Movie
Break the Power of the Manipulators
Movie
- 1967
3000 Houses
Movie
Edited 14
2010s
- 2012
A New Product
Editor
- 2010
Serious Games 1 – "Watson Is Down"
Editor
Serious Games 2 – Three Dead
Editor
Serious Games 3 – Immersion
Editor
Serious Games 4 – A Sun With No Shadow
Editor
2000s
- 2007
Memories
Editor
1990s
- 1997
Still Life
Editor
- 1991
Images of the World and the Inscription of War
Editor
1980s
- 1987
Die Menschen stehen vorwärts in den Straßen
Editor
- 1983
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika
Editor
1960s
- 1969
The Inextinguishable Fire
Editor
Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets
Editor
- 1968
Their Newspapers
Editor
White Christmas
Editor
Produced 14
2000s
- 2009
In Comparison
Producer
- 2007
Memories
Producer
Respite
Producer
- 2006
Am Rand der Städte
Producer
- 2001
The Creators of the Shopping Worlds
Producer
1990s
- 1999
Deutsche Polizisten: Viele Kulturen - eine Truppe
Producer
- 1995
Interface
Producer
Workers Leaving the Factory
Producer
- 1992
Videograms of a Revolution
Producer
- 1991
Images of the World and the Inscription of War
Producer
1980s
- 1984
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Producer
1960s
- 1969
The Inextinguishable Fire
Producer
Untitled or: Nixon Comes to Berlin
Producer
Instructions on how to Pull off Police Helmets
Producer
Other crew 2
2010s
- 2015
As If We Were Somebody Else
Dramaturgy
2000s
- 2005
Ghosts
Dramaturgy
Camera 2
2000s
- 2009
In Comparison
Still Photographer
- 2001
The Creators of the Shopping Worlds
Director of Photography
Appearances9
2020s
- 2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010s
- 2016
EXPRMNTL
Himself
- 2015
A German Youth
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2004
1990s
- 1995
Interface
Self
- 1991
Images of the World and the Inscription of War
Self (uncredited)
1980s
- 1988
Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith
Self
- 1981
"Kino 81" - Stillness, a film magazine by film critics
Self
1970s
- 1978
A Picture of Sarah Schumann
Self / Interviewer