Overview

• Das Erste broadcast the documentary on 20 August at 22:50, with streaming available in the ARD Mediathek since 19 August.
• Schneider created the film with longtime collaborator Sandro Giampietro by filming without a script and leaning on spontaneous moments.
• The portrait rejects talking-head interviews in favor of Super‑8 and VHS material, brief sketches and behind-the-scenes work sequences.
• The film blends fact and invention while keeping Schneider’s music at the center, featuring several songs including the hit Katzeklo.
• The release coincides with ongoing touring under the program Ein Mann und seine Musik, with a Hamburg Stadtpark date slated for his 70th on 30 August.