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Elfi Mikesch

Elfi Mikesch was born on May 31, 1940 in Judenburg, Styria, Austria. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Execution: A Story of Mary (1979), I Often Think of Hawaii (1978) and Malina (1991). She has been married to Fritz Mikesch since 1960.

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Camera

1978

[ ] I Often Think of Hawaii (Director of Photography)

1979

[ ] Exekution: A Study of Mary (Director of Photography)

1980

[ ] What Shall We Do Without Death (Director of Photography)

1982

[ ] Macumba (Director of Photography)

1983

[ ] Canale grande (Director of Photography)

1984

[ ] Horror Vacui (Director of Photography)

1986

[ ] A Virus Knows No Morals (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Rose King (Director of Photography)
[ ] Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Director of Photography)

1988

[ ] Anita – Dances of Vice (Director of Photography)

1989

[ ] Virgin Machine (Still Photographer)
[ ] Annie (Director of Photography)
[ ] Virgin Machine (Director of Photography)

1990

[ ] Fire Under Your Ass (Director of Photography)

1991

[ ] My Father Is Coming (Director of Photography)
[ ] Alex (Director of Photography)
[ ] Malina (Director of Photography)
[ ] The Party: Nature Morte (Director of Photography)

1994

[ ] Hey Stranger (Director of Photography)
[ ] Erotique (Director of Photography)

1996

[ ] Bombenwerfer (Director of Photography)
[ ] Love’s Debris (Director of Photography)

1997

[ ] Daily Chicken (Director of Photography)

1998

[ ] Life, Love & Celluloid (Director of Photography)

1999

[ ] Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities (Director of Photography)

2000

[ ] The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld (Director of Photography)

2001

[ ] Ein Fremder (Director of Photography)
[ ] Warrior of Light (Director of Photography)
[ ] Die Markus Family (Director of Photography)

2002

[ ] Deux (Director of Photography)

2003

[ ] Hot House (Director of Photography)

2005

[ ] Made in Taiwan (Director of Photography)
[ ] Christoph Schlingensief and his Films (Director of Photography)
[ ] D’Annunzio’s Cave (Director of Photography)

2007

[ ] Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story (Director of Photography)

2010

[ ] Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today (Director of Photography)

2011

[ ] Judenburg findet Stadt (Director of Photography)
[ ] Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (Director of Photography)

2015

[ ] Tough Love (Director of Photography)

2017

[ ] Survival in Berlin-Neukölln (Director of Photography)

2022

[ ] Die Straße als Erzählung (Director of Photography)

Directing

1978

[ ] I Often Think of Hawaii (Director)

1979

[ ] Exekution: A Study of Mary (Director)

1980

[ ] What Shall We Do Without Death (Director)

1982

[ ] The Hyena's Breakfast (Director)
[ ] Macumba (Director)

1983

[ ] Die blaue Distanz (Director)

1986

[ ] Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Director)

1989

[ ] Marocain (Director)

1996

[ ] Bombenwerfer (Director)

1997

[ ] Verrückt bleiben - verliebt bleiben (Director)

2001

[ ] Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast (Director)
[ ] Die Markus Family (Director)

2009

[ ] 24 Hours Berlin (Director)

2011

[ ] Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (Director)
[ ] Judenburg findet Stadt (Director)
[ ] Eine Hommage an Lautréamont (Director)

2012

[ ] Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim (Co-Director)

2014

[ ] Fever (Director)

2022

[ ] Die Straße als Erzählung (Director)

2024

[ ] Krieg oder Frieden (Director)

Crew

1983

[ ] Bondage (Cinematography)

1986

[ ] Miko: From the Gutter to the Stars (Thanks)

1992

[ ] Female Misbehavior (Cinematography)

1996

[ ] Bombenwerfer (Script)

2001

[ ] Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast (Cinematography)

2007

[ ] Six Dead Students (Cinematography)

2011

[ ] Eine Hommage an Lautréamont (Cinematography)

2012

[ ] Aladdin: The Way to Paradise (Cinematography)

2019

[ ] I am Anastasia (Cinematography)

2024

[ ] Krieg oder Frieden (Cinematography)

Writing

1978

[ ] I Often Think of Hawaii (Writer)

1979

[ ] Exekution: A Study of Mary (Screenplay)

1980

[ ] What Shall We Do Without Death (Writer)

1982

[ ] The Hyena's Breakfast (Writer)
[ ] Macumba (Writer)

1983

[ ] Die blaue Distanz (Writer)

1986

[ ] Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Writer)

1989

[ ] Marocain (Writer)

1996

[ ] Bombenwerfer (Screenplay)

2001

[ ] Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast (Writer)
[ ] Die Markus Family (Book)

2011

[ ] Judenburg findet Stadt (Writer)
[ ] Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (Writer)

2014

[ ] Fever (Writer)

2022

[ ] Die Straße als Erzählung (Writer)

2024

[ ] Krieg oder Frieden (Writer)

Production

1978

[ ] I Often Think of Hawaii (Producer)

1979

[ ] Exekution: A Study of Mary (Producer)

1982

[ ] Macumba (Producer)

1986

[ ] Seduction: The Cruel Woman (Producer)

1989

[ ] Virgin Machine (Producer)

Lighting

2022

[ ] Rex Gildo: The Last Dance (Lighting Production Assistant)

Editing

1978

[ ] I Often Think of Hawaii (Editor)

1979

[ ] Exekution: A Study of Mary (Editor)

Costume & Make-Up

1983

[ ] Canale grande (Makeup Designer)

Visual Effects

1981

[ ] Zechmeister (Animation)

Actor

1983

[ ] Canale grande (????)

1997

[ ] Straw Into Gold (Self)

2000

[ ] Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Elfi Mikesch (Self)

2011

[ ] Eine Hommage an Lautréamont (Self)

2025

[ ] Mona Mur in Conversation (Self (archive footage))