Peter Nestler Movies

Documentary about the return of fascism in Western Germany.

Peter Nestler illustrates a poem by Hans Sachs from 1540.

The first part of a history about the history of paper.

Documentary short about Iranian migration in Sweden.

Second documentary short by Peter Nestler about Iranian migration in Sweden.

Peter Nestler's short focusses the works of four Chilean artists: two painters [Nicolas de la Cruz and Jorge Kuhn], a graphic designer [Rolando...

Essay film about the origins of war in human history.

A documentary about the Sami people across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, and about the environmental devastation in that area throughout the...

The first part of this film is devoted to the Greek resistance against fascism and the civil war for independence. While the voice-over recites facts...

The film is based on the eponymous 1960 novel by author Peter Weiss. In this autobiographical text, the author describes the years of his childhood...

Documentary short made for Swedish public television (SVT) about the past and current situation for Native Americans in the US. The film was produced...

Nestler traces the history of Frankfurt’s Jewish ghetto from the middle ages to the present day.

Today, the Römerstrasse in Italy's Aosta valley, is a significant traffic artery in the center of modern Europe. Nestler's journey explores the...

A tribute to the victims of a mining disaster that happened in 1930 in Silesia before the reign of Nazi Germany.

1802: The adventurous life story of Hans Bückler, known as “Schinderhannes”, who fights against the French occupying forces and...

A cheerful take on the lives of school children in a Swiss rural environment. Young pupils recite short essays they have written on subjects such as...

Filmed aboard a Hungarian ship, this is a journey upstream the Danube, recalling the vital role the majestic river played in the settlement and...

In his first film, Peter Nestler gives voice to an old floodgate. A nearby village, its inhabitants, wooden posts and twisted willow rods are...

This dialogue-free short is edited to music and the rhythms of change in a small town in the Ruhr region, shot a few years after the first mining...

Tensions rise when a U.S. military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.