Rokas Wille is a filmmaker and (media) artist, born in Frankfurt am Main in 2002. He lives and works in Karlsruhe. Alongside film, he works continuously across media including painting, drawing, sculpture, and text.

His works frequently criticize capitalism, the state, and the market economy—frequently using a positive alternatives: visions of a human future, or through the celebration of existing anti-capitalist struggle, human relations, and the good life.


Education

Since 2020
Studying Media Art, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG Karlsruhe)

2019
Abitur (German university entrance qualification), Mannheim


Works in Exhibitions

Since 2026
“Lützerath”, a Prototype, paper work – permanent exhibition, Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt am Main

2025
“Lützerath”, paper work – 16th Triennale of Small-Scale Sculpture, Fellbach

2023–2026
(Protest/Architecture, travelling exhibition)
“Lützerath”, paper work
– Prague City Gallery (GHMP), Prague
– Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna
– Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt am Main

2024
“Irregular Paper Sculpture No. 4” and “Untitled Paper Sculpture”, paper works – Jubiläum Moderne Regional, Berlin

2024
“lützerath, oktober” and “Lützerath Januar”, short films – (L)ignite exhibition, Kunstzentrum Wachsfabrik, Cologne

2023–2024
LützerART, travelling exhibition
“lützerath, oktober” and “Lützerath Januar”, short films
– Atelier für Gegenwartskunst, Cologne
– Kunst- und Kulturhaus Artik, Freiburg
– Kunstverein Letschbach, Karlsruhe

2023
“Lützerath”, Five Prototypes, paper work – Kulturbunker, Cologne


Festival screenings

2026
“Herzogenriedbad”, documentary film – Goldener Hirsch film festival, Mannheim
(December 9th 2026)

2026
“Andere Verbindung”, narrative short film – Beyond Filmestival, Feuchtwangen
(November 13th 2026)

2026
“Herzogenriedbad”, documentary film – DokKa 13 Documentary Film Festival, Karlsruhe

2026
“lützerath, oktober”, short film – Collaborative Future Film Festival, Gmünd

2025
“Klaus und Achim”, portrait film – Queerfilmfestival Weimar

2017
“Klaus und Achim”, portrait film – 2nd place, Kurzfilmfestival Tiefenschärfe, Mannheim


Commissioned Work

Rokas Wille has filmed and edited lectures and interviews and created animated films for various cultural and academic institutions, including the Ernst Bloch Centre Ludwigshafen, the Ludwigshafen City Museum, the Humboldt Forum Berlin, and Karlshochschule International University.
More at Institutional Commissions.

For several films by other filmmakers, he has carried out VFX and compositing work.
More at VFX Commissions.


Other Activities

2024
Interview on the podcast of the architecture magazine Moderne Regional about his paper works.

2021
Jury member for the Future Fiction creative competition organized by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).