Matthias Hickstein

cinema of plastic humanism

film / text / video art based in Düsseldorf, Germany

*some footage created with AI

now

Season Autumn 2026 in development.

Casting actors and crew for new short and feature films. Please contact via mail if interested.

works 2004 – 2026

  1. pARANOIA pRINCE / screenplay / private edition / 2026
  2. tHe nEst / screenplay / private edition / 2026
  3. PLASTIC HUMANISM / short stories / book / 2026
  4. P O M P E J I / novella / book / 2026
  5. The Geometry of Silence / short film / ai video / color / 1:05 / 2025
  6. where do digital humans go when they die / short film / ai video / color / 2:25 / 2024
  7. on the shoulders of giants / short film / ai video / bw / 1:24 / 2024
  8. Magical Shibuya / short film / ai video / color / 1:03 / 2024
  9. DIGITAL PAIN / short film / ai video / color / 0:51 / 2024
  10. The Gunshot / short film / ai video / bw / 0:51 / 2023
  11. Spaceship Versailles / short film / ai video / color / 1:46 / 2023
  12. Hardboiled Ocean / short film / ai video / bw / 2:21 / 2023
  13. The Letter / short film / ai video / bw / 1:05 / 2023
  14. The Road to Yeosu / documentary / 4k video / color / 3:53 + 4:22 / 2023
  15. Kingdom of Art / essay film / 4k video / color / 3:01 / 2023
  16. WHY YOU SHOULD CREATE / essay film / 4k video / color / 4:16 / 2023
  17. LUXIA / novel / book / 2021
  18. Messias / short film / hd video / color / 35:23 / 2015
  19. Der Nöck (the nöck) / short film / hd video / bw / 8:58 / 2015
  20. message / video art / hd video / color / 10:11 / 2015
  21. Wolken über Deutschland (clouds over germany) / video art / hd video / color / 9:59 / 2015
  22. fallobst (windfall) / video art / hd video / color / 2:35 / 2015
  23. Yunas Geschichte (yuna's story) / feature film / hd video / color / 1:16:10 / 2014
  24. THIS IS A VERY COOL VIDEO CLIP / video art / hd video / color / 1:59 / 2014
  25. Wahlkampf (campaign) / video art / hd video / color / 2:18 / 2013
  26. SKOPEIN / fashion film / hd video / color / 1:22 / 2013
  27. ALICE / short film / hd video / color / 6:31 / 2013
  28. Yoshiwara / feature film / hd video / color / 43:37 / 2011
  29. tage in little tokyo (days in little tokyo) / feature film / hd video / color / 1:01:24 / 2011
  30. Warum kann dieser Ort nicht hier sein (why can't this place be here) / short film / hd video / bw / 27:45 / 2011
  31. POV / short film / sd video / color / 7:43 / 2007
  32. Erinnerungen einer Freundschaft (memories of a friendship) / short film / sd video / color / 21:40 / 2007
  33. Fresst euch! (devour each other!) / short film / sd video / bw / 15:14 / 2006
  34. MY TOKYO / documentary / sd video / color / 13:56 / 2005
  35. GET! / short film / sd video / color / 5:25 / 2004

contact / impressum

mail(at)matthiashickstein.com
Matthias Hickstein
c/o Quantum Spirit UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Königsallee 61
40215 Düsseldorf
Deutschland / Germany