Rosa von Praunheim, one of Germany’s most legendary gay activists and filmmakers, has recently turned 80. A portrait of him and his controversial figure in his communal living in Berlin, Wilmersdorf. Assignment for oldschool Magazine.
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Rosa von Praunheim, one of Germany’s most legendary gay activists and filmmakers, has recently turned 80. A portrait of him and his controversial figure in his communal living in Berlin, Wilmersdorf. Assignment for oldschool Magazine.