Rosa von Praunheim

Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942 – 17 December 2025), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, was a German movie director, author, producer, LGBTQ+ activist and professor. He was thought to be one of the most imporant queer activists in the German-speaking world. 

Von Praunheim helped make Queer Cinema popular from the very beginning. Von Praunheim was a key co-founder of the modern lesbian and gay movement in West Germany and Switzerland. He was an early supporter of AIDS awareness and safer sex. He was one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.  

Von Praunheim died in Berlin, Germany on 17 December 2025, at the age of 83.Kai Kleinwächter: "Filmemacher Rosa von Praunheim ist tot". berliner-zeitung.de, 17 December 2025 (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2025.

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 Rosa von Praunheim in the Video Data Bank


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