The Endless Moment: The Painter Rolf Kuhlmann (2021)
German realist painter Rolf Kuhlmann is known for his complex, multilayered figures in compositions which evoke the world of dreams. In this remarkable documentary, director Claudia Schmid spends a year following the artist as he visits German forests, and ancient archeological sites and refugee camps in Greece. The Endless Moment documents the extraordinary creation of ambitious, large-scale double triptych paintings—from life studies to tactile three-dimensional objects—as the camera captures moments of conception, rumination, execution, and revision.
Director: Claudia Schmid
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Rolf Kuhlmann as Self |
| Directing | Claudia Schmid | Director |
| Writing | Claudia Schmid | Writer |
| Production | Claudia Schmid | Producer |
| Editing | Claudia Schmid | Editor |
| Camera | Justyna Feicht | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nicole Schmeier | Editor |
| Sound | Andy Michaelis | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Beate Scherer | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Ralf Weber | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Natascha Cartolaro | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Andy Michaelis | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Editing | Dany Schelby | Colorist |
| Sound | Holger Buff | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jascha Viehl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Jefferson Jung | Translator |