The director of "Architecture of Infinity". Born in 1958, Christoph produces his first films at the film production company Zürcher Videoladen. They show in particular the world of experience of a young political filmmaker. Christoph gives up his German studies, when his cinematic career as a director begins to shape in the early eighties. He develops the skills independently. He steadily gains experience by assisting in directing, camera and editing. Through his debut feature film Wendel (1987), Christoph broadens his perspective with a poetic reflection of a unique male friendship. His following feature films address emotions such as grief, fear and euphoria or utopian visions. Dreissig Jahre depicts the melancholy of young adults longing for their youth. Am Ende der Nacht is the story of a crazed man murdering his wife and son. The three films reflect the tension of individuals who endure but want to escape. This conflicting tension characterises all of Christoph’s films to the present. In the mid nineties, he notably realises documentaries about architecture. The first of them, IL GIRASOLE, he realises with a friend of him, an architect. Further documentaries about architecture and structures follow, among others including those about Peter Zumthor, Gion A. Caminada, Santiago Calatrava and Herzog & de Meuron. When realising these documentaries, Christoph is thrilled by the challenge of filming the space in such a manner, so that it depicts the interpretation of a narration. During this period he also works intensively on fictional film subjects. He realises among others the films Stille Liebe, Sternenberg, Jeune Homme, Happy New Year, Giulias Verschwinden, Nachtlärm. Many of his films reach a wide audience, and receive national as well as international film awards. Christoph Schaub’s current work includes feature films and documentaries both for cinema and television.
