„The Papermaker“ is a short documentary about one of the last handcrafting papermakers in Europe and his great love for paper. Gangolf Ulbricht makes unique tree- free papers by hand. For international artists, conservators, photographers, printers and many more. He learned his uniqe craft in Germany, Japan, France and England. In this short film we see him producing his fine paper in his basement studio in the Arthouse Bethanien in Berlin-Kreuzberg. He talks about his love and dedication for this craft - and it ́s future. Gangolf has worked for a number of known artists like: Jenny Holzer, Louise Bourgeois, Jonathan Meese, Damien Hirst, Christiane Baumgartner, Matthias Weischer and many more.
Nominated for the “Deutsche Wirtschaftsfilmpreis 2018” (3rd place).
