Hito Steyerl

Hito Steyerl

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January 1, 1966Munich, Germany

Hito Steyerl (born 1966 in Munich) is a German filmmaker, visual artist, writer, and innovator of the essay documentary. Her principal topics of interest are media, technology, and the global circulation of images. Steyerl holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. She is currently a professor of New Media Art at the Berlin University of the Arts, where she co-founded the Research Center for Proxy Politics, together with Vera Tollmann, Maximilian Schmoetzer, and Boaz Levin.

Known for

How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File

How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File

2013

Lovely Andrea

Lovely Andrea

2007

November

November

2004

The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun

The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun

2015

Immortality and Resurrection For All!

Immortality and Resurrection For All!

2017

Strike II

Strike II

2012

The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

2020

In Free Fall

In Free Fall

2010

Journal No. 1 - An Artist's Impression

Journal No. 1 - An Artist's Impression

2007

The Empty Center

The Empty Center

1998

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Mechanical Kurds

Mechanical Kurds

2025

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We Will Survive TV

We Will Survive TV

2020

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Drill

Drill

2019

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This Is The Future

This Is The Future

2019

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Leonardo’s Submarine

Leonardo’s Submarine

2019

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The Tower

2016

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HellYeahWeFuckDie

HellYeahWeFuckDie

2016

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Robots Today

2016

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Factory of the Sun

Factory of the Sun

2015

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Liquidity Inc.

Liquidity Inc.

2014

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Is the Museum a Battlefield?

Is the Museum a Battlefield?

2013

Director

How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File

How Not to Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File

2013

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The Kiss

2012

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Strike II

Strike II

2012

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Abstract

Abstract

2012

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Leibnitz' Skull

Leibnitz' Skull

2012

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Guards

Guards

2012

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Adorno's Grey

Adorno's Grey

2012

Director

In Free Fall

In Free Fall

2010

Director

Strike

Strike

2010

Director

Lovely Andrea

Lovely Andrea

2007

Director

Journal No. 1 - An Artist's Impression

Journal No. 1 - An Artist's Impression

2007

Director

November

November

2004

Director

Universal Embassy

Universal Embassy

2004

Director

Normalität 1-10

Normalität 1-10

1999

Director

The Empty Center

The Empty Center

1998

Director

Acting4

The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

2020

Self

Strike II

Strike II

2012

In Free Fall

In Free Fall

2010

Self

Lovely Andrea

Lovely Andrea

2007

Herself

Crew4

Immortality and Resurrection For All!

Immortality and Resurrection For All!

2017

Thanks

The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun

The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun

2015

Thanks

This Is Cosmos

This Is Cosmos

2014

Thanks

Stachoviak!

Stachoviak!

1988

Cinematography