Rüdiger Sünner, born 1953 in Köln on the Rhine, is a German author and documentary film maker, most notable for his book and his documentary on the Schwarze Sonne.
In 1985 he graduated in the art and philosophy of Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno and Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
From 1986-1991 he studied at the German film and television academy in Berlin (DFFB).
Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun) is a 2001 German book by Sünner that explores the occult roots of Nazism .
While filming at the Wewelsburg castle, he was allegedly threatened by a skinhead, brandishing his fist with a Black Sun tattoo.