2024
AUGUST 2024
So excited to finally be shooting a feature doc again – this time for Netflix featuring the life of popstar Christopher and his wife Cille(mouse). 
“…‘A Beautiful Life’ bygger broen til Netflix’ tredje kommende danske projekt. Det er nemlig en dokumentar, der går tæt på Christopher, som hovedrolledebuterede i netop denne film. Dokumentaren hedder da også ‘A Beautiful Real Life’ og følger musikstjernen i den barske splittelse mellem at udleve drømmen som popstjerne på turné og have to små børn derhjemme.
I det klip, der blev vist på festivalen, kom man meget tæt på hverdagslivets frustrationer mellem Christopher og Cecilie ‘Cillemouse’ Haugaard.
Det vides endnu ikke, præcist hvornår de tre projekter ser dagens lys, men det bliver i 2025.”
APRIL 2024
BOOK mit foredrag FUCKUPS – personlige fortællinger om at lære af sine fejl, på den hårde måde…
Fall 2023
Documentary Series
Dokumentarserie i tre afsnit, der handler om et helt særligt venskab mellem tre drenge, der kommer på en voldsom prøve, da Lukas som 23-årig får leukæmi (Field Director, Sicilien / DOP).
Summer 2023
Tv-Travel Series
Sammen med en række af Danmarks sjoveste mennesker tager Tobias Dybvad og vennen Bo Lydmand ud i verden for at opleve noget af vildeste, mest tossede og sjoveste, de kan forestille sig. (DOP)
Spring 2023
I Directed, Shot & Cut a new travelseries with Danish “Her Går Det Godt” podcast pioneers Esben & Peter.
October 2022
Photoshoot for Danish film magazine EKKO (in print) with legendary actor Udo Kier in his Palm Springs home. Udo is starring in Lars Von Triers, RIGET III.
Google Denmark launches the Pixel 7 phone and Curbside Stories covers the launch for a visual campaign…
Summer 2022
New video Directed, Shot & Cut for CALBY – worry about the money
Spring 2022
Solo art exhibition “FENCES” at former mental hospital
– Augustenborg Projects
July 2021
I Directed the video for the official Dansih Olympic Games song “Vi KOmmer Alle et Sted fra” by Carpark North & The DR’s Girls Choir.
Summer 2021
6 short stories for Politiken and Wonderfull Copenhagen
JANUARY 2021
Had a lot of fun doing 3 little spots for KRÆFTENS BEKÆMPELSE. Your support is so important and the films tell you why…
https://fb.watch/3POOdubdzW/
FALL 2020
7 Years of Lukas Graham
is getting a ton of attention in the press.
– 6 stars in favourite music magazine Gaffa and is also nominated at the Danish Academy Awards (Robert Prisen) for Documentary of the Year.
The Film is the best selling Danish Cinema documentary in 9 years even though the Covid19 restrictions gets in our way half way through the theater ride…
SEPTEMBER 2020
Soundvenue is the first media to publish our trailer for
7 YEARS of LUKAS GRAHAM
SUMMER 2020
Directed, shot and cut this piece for UNICEF and Superstar Oh Land.
FEBRUARY 2020
Presented upcoming Lukas Graham feature documentary
at a press conference in Cinemateket CPH
So its now official…
FALL 2019
I’m now rep’ed by THIRSTY FILM
among a fine selection of artists
in Copenhagen
OCTOBER 2019
My Music video for Lukas Graham “Not a Damn Thing Changed”
is nominated at The TRUE AWARDS 2019
Very Honored!
May 2019
After much consideration I have decided to treat my 20 years of stills as art
and have put prints up for sale at SaatchiArt.com
They’re all printet on fine art matte paper
March 2019
I’ve shot a ton of these Inkounters for Tattoodo.com
and they’re always interesting to do. These last ones also work as adds for…
4 great short stories right here…
January 2019
3 Weeks shoot in Mexico City, Oaxaca, Sayulita and Palenque, Mexico is done!
Another travel series with Peter and Esben under the belt and in for post. Should be out on Xee.dk within a few months.
October 2018
New video I Directed for Lukas Graham and WBR Music
is finally out
Directed and Written by René Sascha Johannsen
S I M O N T A L B O T
Make Denmark Great Again
I Directed the Documentary part of Danish Comedian Simon Talbots stand up show.
It features him on his quest around the LA comedy scene trying to make his way in.
watch trailer her :
August 2018
Earlier this year I spent 3 weeks in China or more specific:
Shanghai, Shaolin, Shenzen and Hongkong, shooting yet another travel documentary
with my favourite travel partners Esben and Peter. This time for Yousee.dk.
The 8 episodes are now online
MARCH 2018
I DOP’ed and Visual produced
The Tattoo Shop Produced by Drive Studios for FACEBOOK WATCH
a really fun experience where I got to hire my favourite operators
Adam Jandrup, Conci Althouse and Benjamin Kirk to lift it all to next level
January 2018
My Homeless story on Nadia Shila from East Los Angeles
aired on DR3 this weekend and is now online…
December 2017
Ending the year like…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
November 2017
I Directed, shot and cut a promotional video for Office Magazine and Super Sunglasses.
Hypebeast likes it…
https://hypebeast.com/2017/11/office-super-sunglasses-video-ian-isiah
August 2017
My Story on Denim Guru Piero Turk for Carlsberg
produced by DRIVE Studios is finally out
July 2017
My still series for Dynaudio of WeHo based producer Shlomo is up here –
and
– the first episodes I shot for the #CarlsbergHistory documentary series are finally out.
Here’s the story of Canadian Superman Sebastian Sasseville
(framegrab by René Sascha Johannsen)
June 2017
I’m shooting an upcoming commercial doc series for Carlsberg in Canada, California, etc
and this shot is from Venice, Italy of super cool Denim Guru Pierro Turk in his work space
#CarlsbergHistory
March 2017
My stills of Stephen Kings-The Mist-showrunner-Christian Torpe
is printed in EKKO film mag
On top of The Mist
(see more stills at the main page)
December 2016
From Huffington Post
November 2016
October 2016
Shredderslodge.com made a pretty long intw with
René Sascha Johannsen
September 2016
I went to Eindhoven with Drive Media and Ami James (From Miami Ink)
to shoot the spiritual ceremony of Greg Orie handing over his legendary shop.
Also in September
I followed Lukas Graham and co on the road on and off for months during 2016.
From some of that footage we put this tour collage together to the track
TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM
shot and directed by RENÈ SASCHA JOHANNSEN
edited by NICOLAJ MONBERG
colors by LASSE MARCUSSEN / CAMEO
July 2016
Episode 5 and 6 of the Lukas Graham documentary drop and are mentioned in more major newspapers
April 2016
René Sascha Johannsen is now officially rep’ed by Black Dog Films in the US
March 2016
According to Danish newspaper Politiken
Lukas Graham’s song 7 Years is now officially the biggest hit in Danish history.
I did the video (now with 50 mio hits on youtube)
March 2016
My still shot of Quim Cardona is featured in a
New York Review of Books article
about modern skateboarding…
December 2015
LUKAS GRAHAM 7 YEARS
Music video Directed by René Sascha Johannsen for Warner is out
1 mio hits within the first month
(hit 800 mio!!!! in 2019)
October 2015
LUKAS GRAHAM
Music video and EPK by René Sascha Johannsen is now out in the US through
and
EPK – 2 years in Lukas’ life cut down to 5 min’s
March 2015:
(LONG) INTERVIEW WITH RENÉ SASCHA JOHANNSEN IN NOMADIC PRESS:
Link: http://www.nomadicpress.org/interviews/renesaschajohannsen
January 2015:
Wins various awards among them
The Grand Jury Documentary prize
at The Sundance Filmfestival 2015
