After Fukushima a new term appears in the Japanese language: Genpatsu-Rikon, composed of the characters for „atomic“ and „divorce“. In 2011 the filmmaker Christian Bau travels to the east coast of Japan and tries to find out more about this word creation.
He studied film at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg and at the Hornsey College in London. Founding member of the „thede“. Works as a director, cinematographer and producer. Mostly documentaries. He is Member oh the Free Academie of Arts, Hamburg.
Filmography
1965 Anfangszeiten
1969 Kubla Khan
1983 Hamburg-Altona, ein starkes Stück
1984 Thedebadfilm
1985 Das Neue Hamburg
1987 Maschinensturm
1990 Lubitsch Junior
1992 Rendezvous der Freunde
1994 Eiffe for President
1998 Die Kritische Masse
2004 Axensprung
2005 Schuss ins Blau
2006 Shivas Places
2010 Zwiebelfische. Jimmy Ernst, Glückstadt – New York
2014 Snapshot Mon Amour