Master Class: Abel Ferrara

With the format "Master Class" we follow the American learning platform and offer viewers, film enthusiasts and filmmakers a unique opportunity for exchange as well as the chance to get an insight into the creative minds of the lecturers. What tips and tricks do they reveal to us? Come by and be inspired.

The longing for redemption and human goodness in the midst of violence and destruction is reflected in his films. People as lonely and lost individuals in a cruel world... and they know that you can't escape your roots, or your destiny. The eternal savage of American cinema shares insights in his Master Class Session at the 55th Hof International Film Festival.

Abel Ferrara

Born 11 July 1952 in New York City, USA. Active as a director, screenwriter and actor. “I was raised a Catholic and when you‘re raised a Catholic they don‘t teach you to think for yourself...you‘re taught not to think too deeply about things.”