The sculptor Stephan Balkenhol is a world star on the German art scene. Yet the artist has remained as down-to-earth as his figures themselves. His wooden people fetch top prices at auctions at Christie's, Sothebie's and Co. Despite the trend towards abstraction, Balkenhol rediscovered the figurative for himself. The human being in itself, snatched from the hectic everyday world, reflecting, with an empty gaze. The sensation lies in the ordinary. Against the pathos of monuments and memorials. The film takes a look into the world of Stephan Balkenhol and observes him at work - the portrait of an extraordinary artist.
| Directing | Peter Heller | Director |
| Writing | Peter Heller | Writer |
| Camera | Otmar Schmid | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Birger Engel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Klaus Lautenbacher | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gregor Kuschel | Sound |
| Editing | Thomas Balkenhol | Editor |
| Art | Thomas Willke | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Ulrike Dotzer | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Ulle Schröder | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Matthias Winzen | Editorial Consultant |
