I WOULD PREFER NOT is the attempt of a cinematic oilpainting of an old man, who has done and achieved a lot for German culture. He has been one of the most prominent cultural politicians in Germany, is the founder of the ‘Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen’ (Int. Short Film Festival Oberhausen) and former president of the Goethe-Institute. Appreciating his achievements, I was more interested in getting to know the person behind all his accomplishments. I wanted to get to his core. Wanted to be close to the old man and also learn from him. Hilmar certainly did not make it easy for me. The project was kindly supported by Film-und Medienstiftung NRW
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