This is one of the 9 videos commissioned for the University of Konstanz for the event of the European Researchers 2019. Video By: Nicolas Buenaventura https://www.nicobuenaventura.com/ Staring: Jolle Jolles https://jollejolles.com/ A project by: University of Konstanz & Zukunftskolleg Coordinated by: Sigrid Elmer Supported by: von Humboldt Foundation, Dobberke Foundation, Zukunftskolleg Special Thanks: Alex Böhm Video Crew: Pia Grüter Natsumi Sugiyama Carlos Suarez

Video by: Nicolas Buenaventura Tante aus Deutschland HD Video, 39’25'', 2019 „Tante aus Deutschland“ (Aunt from Germany) is a semi-fictional character and a central figure in contemporary folk narratives of southeastern Europe. She is the goddess of migration, the symbol of success, money and a good life somewhere else. Almost every family has a „Tante“ or knows one, and the stories that circulate create the contemporary migration myth that most often takes place in Germany. The video work records the discussion between me and my aunts that arrived to Germany 26 years ago. We discuss this status symbol, it’s reality, the constant aspiration for a better life and through the interview model, they advise me on the next steps of how to better integrate into Germany society and personal anxieties including the feelings of responsibility, guilt, expectations, and thoughts of return.

Video by: Nicolas Buenaventura Created by artist Jelena Fuzinato together with the group of people living in and around Sebastianstrße 87 Curated by Siglinde Lang Commissioned by HaMa Berlin Realitäten GmbH & Co Sebastianstr. 87 Guests: Alexis Hyman Wolff Philipp Külker Berlin, 2019

Client: ZDF/3sat Ally Klein Video Portrait Video by: Nicolas Buenaventura www.nicobuenaventura.com Berlin 2018

Nasua A film by Nicolas Buenaventura A. Sinopsis: [ES] Un animal selvático: un Coati, fue lo que ayudó al sargento Jose Miguel Arteaga a sobrevirir los ultimos dias de su secuestro. Luego de estar secuestrado durante 10 años por las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia [F.A.R.C.] fue liberado en 2008 en la operación encubierta "Jaque" del ejercito Nacional de Colombia junto con su compañero animal. [EN] A native jungle animal, called a coati, was what helped Sergeant Arteaga survive his time as a hostage. In 2008, after ten years of being held captive in the jungle by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) he was rescued in the uncover National Army's "Operation Jaque" with an animal companion. Bogota,Colombia/ Berlin,Germany 2017 More info: www.nicobuenaventura.com www.stereobokeh.com

Seek Nothing "COMA" From the sophomore EP, M.A.F. Mark My Word Records Dir. Nicolás Buenaventura Psychopath Cultures born from fear Focus on themselves Deny the truth to the unelected few Closer to the end Hands tied behind your head Standing at the edge of a self-made precipice Caution to the wind Opinions in high gear Or crucified by satellites Loathsome and unclear Closer So much closer We are walking fossils Tempered by aeons and aeons Of zero self-control There is no loyalty There is no comfort here Just arrogance and toxic atmosphere @SeekNothing www.facebook.com/SeekNothingband www.instagram.com/seeknothinghc www.seeknothing.bandcamp.com

Video by Nicolas Buenaventura: www.nicobuenaventura.com/ FLEX WITH DAX - a revolutionary fitness app and stock market visualizer changing the way we understand and relate to economic fluxuations.

Promotional add made for an event show in Berlin "House of Wonders" Client: HMD Speakeasy GMBH Directed by: Nicolas Buenaventura Arango. www.nicobuenaventura.com Produced: StereoBokeh Creative Dir.: Pia Grüter Staff: Elias Elastisch Sophia Kurmann Berlin, Germany 2017