FILM PORTRAITS
Films about the leatherworking industry in and around Offenbach am Main
The history of the city of Offenbach/Main and the art of leatherworking are inextricably linked. Even today, high-quality leather goods are still produced in the city and surroundings. Seven of the short films produced by the German Leather Museum offer an exciting insight into the craftsmanship and production in this region.
Former and current high-end bagmakers, designers and leatherworkers discuss craftsmanship and tradition, manufacturing processes, and the importance of fashion and trends. See for yourself, for example, how a wallet is produced in the Kreis leather workshop, hear from Jürgen Ernst who tells us more about the profession and craft of bespoke shoemaking, or join former pattern-maker Gunter Brehm to take a look behind the scenes of the museum in the German Leather Museum’s Goldpfeil collection.
The films are currently available in German only.
With Karl Aulbach, Günter Hopf, Thomas Zeiger
Camera: Georg Gilstein; Sound: Eike Flechsig; Editing: Ilana Goldschmidt
Thanks to Armin Paul
With Christian Hammann
Camera: Dennis Schurtakow; Sound: Eike Flechsig; Editing: Daniela Birk
With Steffen Meyer, Georg Picard, Thomas Picard
Camera: Dennis Schurtakow; Sound: Eike Flechsig; Editing: Daniela Birk
With Gunter Brehm, pattern-maker; Julia Ziegler, German Leather Museum conservator
Camera: Dennis Schurtakow; Sound: Eike Flechsig; Editing: Ilana Goldschmidt
Thanks to Willi Aulbach
With Bernd Kreis, Erich Kreis
Camera: Dennis Schurtakow; Sound: Eike Flechsig; Editing: Daniela Birk
With Jürgen Ernst
Camera: Georg Gilstein; Sound: Eike Flechsig; Editing: Daniela Birk
With Esther Schulze-Tsatsas, Dimitrios Tsatsas
Camera: Dennis Schurtakow; Sound: Robin Schwarzfeld; Editing: Daniela Birk
Idea for the film series: Dr. Inez Florschütz
Concept and realization: Maria Anna Tappeiner
Direction, execution and design of the multiscreen: Dr. Angela Schmitt-Gläser, filme und mehr GmbH