Ulrike Halmschlager

Austria

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Born in Krems, Austria, Ulrike Halmschlager is a photographer, filmmaker, and abstract painter. A graduate of the Vienna Academy of Music and Performing Arts (1990), she has been honored multiple times: with the Golden Bobby for Schlaf the Silver Dolphin in the “Ethnology and Sociology” category at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards for Ilse, wo bist Du?and the Cultural Fund Prize of Salzburg for Saudade – Rendezvous in Brasilien in 2016.

Filmography (1) +

🎨 Feature films (1)

2014 – Seule, partout – la peintre Soshana (Überall alleine – Die Malerin Soshana) Role : Director
Synopsis : Born Susanne Schüller in Vienna in 1927, the Jewish painter Soshana fled the Nazi regime at the age of eleven. Exiled to the United States, she met the painter Beys Afroyim, who first became her mentor and later her husband. Under the name Soshana, she emerged as a major figure in modernist painting, creating portraits of famous exiles such as Thomas Mann, Otto Klemperer, and Franz Werfel. In the 1950s, she returned to Europe, where she associated with artists like Alberto Giacometti and Pablo Picasso. Her politically charged works reflect the turmoil of her time: totalitarian regimes, conflicts in the Middle East, and the war in former Yugoslavia. Soshana’s life makes her an important witness to the 20th century. The documentary commemorates her by sharing her ideas of respect, openness to the world, and coexistence among all human beings, regardless of their origin, religion, or skin color.

Synopsis : Born Susanne Schüller in Vienna in 1927, the Jewish painter Soshana fled the Nazi regime at the age of eleven. Exiled to the United States, she met the painter Beys Afroyim, who first became her mentor and later her husband. Under the name Soshana, she emerged as a major figure in modernist painting, creating portraits of famous exiles such as Thomas Mann, Otto Klemperer, and Franz Werfel. In the 1950s, she returned to Europe, where she associated with artists like Alberto Giacometti and Pablo Picasso. Her politically charged works reflect the turmoil of her time: totalitarian regimes, conflicts in the Middle East, and the war in former Yugoslavia. Soshana’s life makes her an important witness to the 20th century. The documentary commemorates her by sharing her ideas of respect, openness to the world, and coexistence among all human beings, regardless of their origin, religion, or skin color.