Synopsis
This cross-media documentary (film, installation and website) explores the life and writings of Daniel Paul Schreber. Now famous as an Outsider Artist, Schreber was a successful lawyer, who in 1893, started to receive messages from God via a ‘Writing Down Machine’ that spanned the cosmos. He spent the next nine years confined to an asylum. This is his story.
Key facts
Cast
Hugo Koolschijn, Anniek Pheifer, Thom Hoffman, Jochum ten Haaf
Original language
English
First release
April 26, 2012 (Netherlands)
Crew
Screenplay
Simon Pummell
Cinematography
Reinier van Brummelen
Editing
Tim Roza
Music
Roger Goula
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2012 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2011 generic
- Venice Film Festival 2011 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Netherlands | April 26, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Simon Pummell |
| Cast | Hugo Koolschijn (Daniel Paul Schreber), Anniek Pheifer (Sabine Schreber), Thom Hoffman (Dr. Flechsig), Jochum ten Haaf (Dr. Tauscher) |
| Screenplay | Simon Pummell |
| Cinematography | Reinier van Brummelen |
| Editing | Tim Roza |
| Music | Roger Goula |
| Production design | Rosie Stapel |
| Costumes | Marrit van der Burgt |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt2120832 |
| TMDB | 111114 |
Additional data: TMDB.
