Thomas Heise

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-08-22 (69 years old)

Deathday

2024-05-29

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Thomas Heise

Biography

Thomas Heise was born in Berlin, capital of the German Democratic Republic, in 1955. After school he trained as a printer. After his military service in the East German armed forces he began to work as an assistant director at the DEFA - Studio for Feature Films in Potsdam Babelsberg in 1975. Between 1978 and 1983 Heise studied at the Academy of Film & Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg (HFF/B). His first film, the documentary Wozu denn über diese Leute einen Film/Why a Film About These People - produced entirely with materials bought on the black market - was banned from public screening. Since 1983 he has worked as a free-lance writer and dir...

Production

2002

Vaterland

as Director

2002

Vaterland

as Writer

2009

Material

as Director

2009

Material

as Writer

1991

Iron Age

as Director

1991

Iron Age

as Writer

2006

2006

2006

Im Glück (Neger)

as Cinematography

2012

Die Lage

as Director

2012

Die Lage

as Writer

2011

Solar System

as Director

2011

Solar System

as Writer

2011

Solar System

as Producer

2012

Consequence

as Director

2014

Städtebewohner

as Director

2014

2012

Consequence

as Writer

2011

Kids

as Thanks

2012

Detection

as Thanks

1984

The House, 1984

as Director

1998

Barluschke

as Director

1998

Barluschke

as Writer

1984

2004

Der Ausländer

as Director

2004

2004

Der Ausländer

as Cinematography

2002

Vaterland

as Cinematography

2016

Notorious Deeds

as Consulting Producer

1990

1990

1979

Imbiß

as Director

2019

2009

24 Hours Berlin

as Director

2000

Meine Kneipe

as Director

2000

Meine Kneipe

as Writer

2010

1984

2009

Material

as Director of Photography

© All Rights Reserved 2025