Filming an Amazon Prime Documentary with Kilian Kerner — Before the Rise

Over ten years ago, I filmed an Amazon Prime documentary with Kilian Kerner — at a time when his name was already circulating, but before he became a defining figure in German fashion.

Ganz Nah Dran Amazon Prime Documentary by Sahin Dellemann

Ganz Nah Dran captures Kerner in a transitional phase: between acting and design, between uncertainty and direction. It follows his early creative path and reveals the personal layers behind a designer who was still in the process of becoming.

What makes the film compelling today is its timing. It doesn’t show the finished image—it shows the formation. A rare, unfiltered look at Kilian Kerner before the wider industry fully caught on.