Overview

• He says his wife challenges his work more than any other critic, making her rare approval invaluable.
• A trusted group of filmmaker friends exchange rough cuts with him at each editing stage and often ask for his feedback in return.
• Wenders traces this mutual critique practice back to the 1960s and ’70s roots of New German Cinema in Germany.
• He is currently editing a new film in mid-2025 using these long-standing collaborative methods.
• With his 80th birthday on August 14, 2025, he views these creative partnerships as central to his enduring legacy.