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Pastor
Country of origin
Denmark

Sylvester Roepstorff (*1965) is a pastor at Brønshjøj in Copenhagen. He is working with experimental services with elements from modern, traditional and avantgarde music, performance art and classical dramaturgy. He is trained as a theologian, which also include studies in literature, music, religion science and German Studies. After his studieshe has worked with theater, music, dance and social design with different artist groups. He made a couple of films (and a company Lädderlap Filmproduction) when he was 17 - 20. As an artist and critic he pays a firm eye on film-art and is interested in experimental films and filmanalysis.

Festivals

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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