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Theologian and film expert
Country of origin
Germany

Thomas Kroll studied Catholic Theology, Philosophy and Musicology in Freiburg, Jerusalem, Munich and Bonn. He earned his doctorate with a thesis on "Wings of Desire" by Wim Wenders, is a member of the Catholic Film Commission and head of the Head of the Division Annunciation / Missionary Pastoral in the Archdiocese of Hamburg.

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

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

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