Little Godard

The story

The production of a film requires recording equipment and financial resources, if nothing else. Hellmuth Costard places these basic prerequisites at the centre of his film: using a Super 8 camera system he developed, he films himself as he tries to raise funding for his film project. This creates an unconventional experimental setup, which reveals how the economics, politics, technology, and aesthetics of filmmaking relate to each other – with the ‘great’ Godard being called up as a kind of chief witness.

Cast & crew

Hellmuth CostardApplicant

Hilka Nordhausen

Hilka NordhausenGallery owner

Andy Hertel

Andy HertelPainter

Werner GrassmannFilm producer

Herbert Jeschke

Herbert JeschkeFriend

Hark BohmFirst Director

Wolfgang TreuCast

Rainer Werner FassbinderSecond Director

Michael BallhausCast

Harry BaerCast

Horst Knechtel

Horst KnechtelCast

Andréa FerréolCast