Overview
- Jo Müller’s film, drawing on decades of interviews and archives, streams on ARD Mediathek from November 5 and airs on Das Erste on November 10 at 23:35.
- Emmerich recounts a 2001 brain tumor, a later false leukemia diagnosis by an unqualified practitioner, removal of a small kidney tumor, and another brain tumor years afterward.
- He says directing, particularly during The Day After Tomorrow, provided lifesaving focus by keeping him creative and fully engaged.
- The documentary also touches on his life in Los Angeles since 1991 and his partnership with Omar de Soto, begun in 2008 and formalized in marriage in 2017.
- Known for effects-driven hits totaling more than $4 billion at the box office, he is set for a museum retrospective titled Dreamworld – The Vision of Roland Emmerich at Neues Kunstmuseum Tübingen from February 15, 2026.