Harun Farocki

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Farocki in 2013

Harun Farocki (January 9, 1944 - July 30, 2014) was a German filmmaker.

Farocki was born in Neutitschein, Sudetenland.

He has made over 90 movies, most of them were documentaries. Farocki studied at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin from 1966 to 1968. He was a teacher at the University of California, Berkeley from 1993 to 1999.

Farocki died in Berlin from an illness, aged 70.[1]

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  1. Forbes, Alexander (31 July 2014). "Harun Farocki, Celebrated Filmmaker, Dead at 70". Artnet. Retrieved 31 July 2014.