Rüdiger Sünner

Rüdiger Sünner (born 1953 in Cologne) is a German writer and documentary filmmaker, most notable for his documentary film and his non-fiction book on the Black Sun.

Biography

From 1972 to 1985 he studied music, music science, German and philosophy. Beside being a musician in different pop groups and training activity as flutist.

In 1985 he graduated in the art and philosophy of Theodor W. Adorno and Friedrich Nietzsche.

From 1986 to 1991 he studied at the German film and television academy in Berlin (DFFB).

Since 1991 he has operated as writer, film producer and musician in Berlin.

Schwarze Sonne

Schwarze Sonne ("Black Sun") is a 1998 documentary film and a 1999 non-fiction book by Rüdiger Sünner that explore the occult roots of Nazism.

While filming at the Wewelsburg castle, Sünner was allegedly threatened by a white power skinhead, brandishing his fist with a Black Sun tattoo. Apparently he regarded Sünner's film as a desecration.[1]

Critic Mark Hennessey stated that while the film explored the relationships between Nazism and pre-Christian mythology, it did so in a "limited - interesting still, but not truly fresh" way. Another documentary, The Occult History of the Third Reich, provided "more archival footage", "greater depth" and "broader historical context".[2]

References

  1. ^ Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Black Sun [page number and bibliographic information needed]
  2. ^ Mark Hennessey (2010). "Black Sun". Cinéaste (review). 35 (2): 88. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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