Reiner Holzemer has been working as a documentary film director since 1983. The portraits of internationally renowned artists, especially from the fields of photography and fashion, are the focus of his work to date. His film DRIES, which portrays fashion designer Dries Van Noten, and MARTIN MARGIELA IN HIS OWN WORDS have been shown at numerous film festivals around the world and sold in over 64 countries. In 2020, the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER voted Reiner Holzemer's film about Martin Margiela the best fashion documentary of the decade. His latest documentary portrait about the exceptional actor Lars Eidinger will premiere at Filmfest Hamburg in October 2022.
2026The SixMovieDirector
2025Akris: Fashion With a HeritageMovieDirector · Camera Operator · Producer · Writer
2024Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors DreamsMovieDirector · Executive Producer · Writer · Camera Operator
2023Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To BeMovieDirector · Writer · Producer · Director of Photography
2020Martin Margiela: In His Own WordsMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
2020Das Kino ist tot, es lebe das Kino - Berlinale-BeobachtungenMovieCamera Operator
2017DriesMovieProducer · Director of Photography · Director · Writer
2008William Eggleston: PhotographerMovieDirector · Writer
2002August Sander: People of the 20th CenturyMovieWriter · Director
2001Magnum Photos: The Changing of a MythMovieDirector
1991Der AutobahnkriegMovieEditor · Sound
—Juergen TellerMovieDirector
—Leica – A Century of VisionMovieDirector · Writer · Producer