William Kentridge Movies

William Kentridge’s ironic tribute to his hometown, animated on the basis of 25 drawings, is the first film of his “Drawing for...

William Kentridge’s Monument is a captivating short animated film about the unveiling of a statue dedicated to the South African work force. ...

A study of a man's physical and mental limitations. In the 24 quite harsh and grueling fragments of the unfinished drama, a body and a mind are...

A journey into the mines provides a visual representation of a journey into the conscience of Kentridge's invented character, Soho Eckstein, the...

An immersive five-channel projection made in response to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10.

In KENTRIDGE’s cross-disciplinary, cross-media world of artistic creation, images are not merely background supporting characters for theatre...

Short documentation about the South African artist William Kentridge and his very unique animated films.

Franz Schubert´s Winterreise engages with its audience in a new and unexpected form. Matthias Goerne, 'the voice of perfection' (Le Figaro),...

Felix in Exile introduces a new character to the 'Drawings for Projection' series: Nandi, an African woman, who appears at the beginning of the film...

A Kafka comedy in which simple office objects first escape from and finally overwhelm a middle-aged functionary.

Alan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the banks of the river Tiber in Rome. Alan visits him in...

Kentridge interviews himself for a job.

A film constructed from a succession of drawings on old books.

new view on WOI.

In KENTRIDGE’s cross-disciplinary, cross-media world of artistic creation, images are not merely background supporting characters for theatre...

William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas – two of the most celebrated names in international contemporary art – come face to face in a series...

In City Deep, the “zama zama” miners and the landscape merge into artworks hanging in the Johannesburg Art Gallery, itself built during...

William Kentridge’s Notes Towards a Model Opera (2014–15) is an 11-minute video work that pulses with visual ingenuity and historical...

He developed a method of filmmaking that he dubbed “poor-man’s animation,” in which he photographed charcoal drawings and collages...

An outdoor performance and film screening that brings together all of the short animated films from internationally renowned South African artist...