‘I am my story’ answers Kamikaze when asked ‘Who are you?’ in Wim Wenders’ film ‘Kings of the Road.’ In frank and very personal interviews, Wim Wenders talks about his protected childhood home in post-war Oberhausen. We join him on a journey into the past that takes us to Paris, where he began as a young painter and then decided to become a film-maker. He retells his experiences, successes and failures as a film student in Munich on his way to becoming a director. Through his accounts we get a picture of his life and the enthusiasm felt amongst the first film students of the University of Film and Television in Munich.
Alongside Wenders himself, we encounter some of the people who were most important to him; including, Peter Handke, Robby Mueller, Ruediger Vogler, Bruno Ganz and Lisa Kreuzer. In their accounts and recollections, they discuss the recurrent themes in Wenders’ work: The search for identity, loneliness, friendship and communication. They also recall personal experiences in their private and professional relationships with Wenders. Viewing these accounts in connection with clips from his earliest films, we begin to see that Wenders’ work often related to authentic experiences and the people he encountered. This documentary throws a completely new light on Wenders’ early films.

Berlin International Film Festival 2007 – Perspektive Deutsches Kino

Sehsüchte, Potsdam

Documentary and Video Fest Kassel

13. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg

Rio de Janeiro Film Festival 2007 – official selection

44. Taipeh Golden Horse Film Festival 2007

8. Seoul Int. Film Festival – official selection

Torino International Film Festival

Monterrey International Film Festival, Mexico

It’s All True – International Documentary Film Festival 2008,
Sao Paulo, Brasilien

International Film Festival Of Fine Arts, Szolnok, Ungarn

Milano Doc Festival 2008

Corona Cork Film Festival 2008, Dublin

VIII Docúpolis, the International Documentary Film Festival, Barcelona.

„Berlin & Beyond“ Film Festival 2009, San Francisco

Dokumentarfilmpreis Baden-Württemberg (Special citation)

Nominated for First Steps Award 2007/Best documentary