CONTACT

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ABOUT

Director of Photography Philip Koepsell is classically trained. His work stands in stark contrast to the inflationary use of imagery today. His cinematography is intentionally austere and meticulously composed.

He has been a freelance television cameraman since 2005 and as of 2008, he holds a degree in cinematography from the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin;

In 2005 also began his ongoing collaboration with author and director M.A. Littler and Slowboat Films. The two collaborated on 12 documentaries and feature films.

A collaboration with famed outlaw photographer Miron Zownir began in 2007. Koepsell and Zownir completed two feature films – Phantomanie & Back to Nothing, which he also produced and edited.

As of 2011, Philip Koepsell serves not only as Slowboat Films‘ sole director of photography, but also as producer, editor, and co-owner.

From 2013 until his return to Frankfurt in 2020, he was also one of four co-owners of the Berlin production company stadtlandfilm.

FILMOGRAPHY

NOW! // Documentary // 2021 // 79´ // J. Rakete // Starhaus
EINE EINSAME STADT // Documentary // 2021 // 87´ // N. Graef // Lona Media
KIEV STINGL – NO ERKLAERUNGEN // Portrait // 2020 // 64´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
9 OUT OF 10 // Documentary // 2019 // 90´ // B. Quatram, H. Baumann // Neutrinos Productions
ARMENIA // Drama // 2017 // 85´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
BACK TO NOTHING // Drama //  2016 // 98´ // M. Zownir // Divine Appointments
HARD SOIL // Documentary // 2014 // 112´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
LOST COAST // Essay // 2013 // 85´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
THE KINGDOM OF SURVIVAL // Documentary // 2011 // 97´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
A NIGHT IN ZAGREB // Concert Film // 2011 // 92´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
PHANTOMANIE // Drama //  2009 // 85´ // M. Zownir // Divine Appointments
THE FOLK SINGER // Music Film //  2008 // 101´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
THE ROAD TO NOD // Thriller //  2007 // 88´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
ZOWNIR – RADICAL MAN // Portrait // 2006 // 61´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films

HONDURAS – VON NEBELWÄLDERN UND MEER // 2022 // 43´ // J. Szczakiel // ARTE
NICARAGUA – VON WASSSER UND VULKANEN // 2022 // 43´ // S. Brand // ARTE
DIE UNENTBEHRLICHEN // PLAN B // 2021 // 30´ // D. Dismer // ZDF
MEIN PARTNER NIMMT SICH DAS LEBEN // MENSCHEN HAUTNAH // 2021 // 30´ // J. Szczakiel // WDR
HOCH HINAUS MIT HOLZ // PLANET E // 2021 // 30´ // B. Quatram // ZDF
DAS ADLON IN BERLIN // HOTEL LEGENDEN // 2020 // 43´ // A. Meier // ARTE
ULTRARECHTS IM STADION – BULGARIENS FUSSBALLFANS // ARTE RE // 2020 // 30´ // B. Quatram // ARTE
SQUARE FÜR KÜNSTLER (9x) // 2015 – 2020 // 28´ // Diverse // ARTE
NO GO AREAS // PLAN B // 2018 // 30´ // B. Quatram // ZDF
SWEDEN – NEW SEX LAW // ARTE RE // 2018 // 30´ // M. Pappalardo // ARTE
GHANA – FAIRE OSTERN // PLAN B // 2018 // 30´ // B. Quatram // ZDF
BELFAST – EIN FUNKE REICHT // ARTE RE // 2017 // 30´ // C. Frey // ARTE
DER SOUND VON TIFLIS // ARTE RE // 2017 // 30´ // B. Quatram // ARTE
PAINTBALL – SPORT ODER KRIEG // 2017 // 45´ // B. Quatram // ZDF
METROPOLEN VON UNTEN – BERLIN // 2017 // 45´ // T. Dammertz // ARTE
METROPOLEN VON UNTEN – DRESDEN // 2017 // 45´ // A. Heinrich // ARTE
MAX PROSA – AUF DER SUCHE NACH MEHR // 2017 // 60´ // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
LIEBESGRÜSSE AUS MOSKAU // 37° // 2017 // 45´ // C. Eckert // ZDF
VERSCHWUNDENE KINDER // 2016 // 60´ // D. Stöckle // VOX
RED BULL – WILD ONES // 2015 // 43´ // H. Günther // PRO7
HANDGEMACHT (2x) // 2015 // 45´ // J. Krauss // ARTE
FORTSETZUNG FOLGT (4x) // 2010 – 2015 // 25´ // S. Köhne // KIKA
EINE GANS FÜR NILS HOLGERSSON // 2011 // 45´ // G. Walk // ARD
EIN DORF GIBT VOLLGAS // 2010 // 45´ // T. Berg // DMAX
FABER: GENERATION YOUPORN // 2019 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
THE DEAD BROTHERS: EVERYTHING IS DEAD // 2019 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
MAX PROSA: BABYLON // 2019 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
FABER: LASS MICH NICHT LOS // 2018 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
MAX PROSA: GLÜCKLICH MIT NICHTS // 2017 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
MAX PROSA: DIE PHANTASIE WIRD SIEGEN // 2017 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
MAX PROSA: ALLES WAS ICH SEH // 2017 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
DAD HORSE EXPERIENCE: REACH OUT YOUR HAND // 2015 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
ABDI&CELO: 60 SEKUNDEN // 2014 // P. Virus // Virusfilms
ABSTURZ // 2013 // 20´ // M. Zownir // Divine Appointments
WASSBASS: GABBAMÄDCHEN // 2012 // P. Virus // Virusfilms
KRAFTKLUB: KEIN LIEBESLIED // 2012 // P. Virus // Virusfilms
OLIVER KOLETZKY: KARAMBOLAGE // 2012 // P. Virus // Virusfilms
KRAFTKLUB: SONGS FÜR LIAM // 2012 // P. Virus // Virusfilms
KING AUTOMATIC: NO TRUTH IN THE NIGHT // 2011 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
THE ANIMAL YOU HIDE // 2011 // 20´ // P. Virus // Virusfilms
RUMMELSNUFF: FREIER FALL // 2010 // M. Zownir // Divine Appointments
KING AUTOMATIC: 2 GRAMS // 2008 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
REVEREND BEATMAN: JESUS & I GOT THE DEVIL // 2007 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
MOJOMATICS: NO PLACE TO GO // 2006 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films
VALUEV VS VIOLENCE // 2006 // M. Zownir // Divine Appointments
THE DEAD BROTHERS: DULL DAY // 2005 // M.A. Littler // Slowboat Films

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Woodford Reserve
German Design Council
New Era
Pro7
Bundesdruckerei
Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Bilfinger + Berger
Nickelodeon

CPH:DOX, Copenhagen
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Beat Film Festival, Moscow
Docs Against Gravity, Warsaw
European Film Festival Palic, Serbia
Festival Atmosphères, Paris
Raindance Film Festival, London
Festival dei Popoli, Italy
Leffest Lisbon, Portugal
Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo
DOK Leipzig
Lichter Filmtage Festival, Frankfurt
Arlington International Film Festival
Mountain Music & Film Festival, Bergamo
Folk Alliance Festival, Kansas City
Work Exhibition, German Film Museum
Work Exhibition, Goethe Institute Porto Alegre, Brasil
Oslo EuroDok Film Festival
Mexico City Film Festival
Spokane International Film Festival
IDFA Amsterdam
Montreal World Film Festival
Cork Film Festival
Rappahannock Independent Film Fest
Douz International Sahara Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
Acadiana Film Festival Louisiana
Inedit Film Festival Buenos Aires
Inedit Film Festival Chile
Inedit Film Festival Sao Paolo
Inedit Film Festival Barcelona
Zurich International Film Festival
Unerhoert Film Festival, Zurich
Sound Unseen, Minneapolis
Deep Blues Film & Music Festival, Clarksdale
Perth Revelation Film Festival

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