Manfred Kirchheimer

Born: 1931-01-01

Birthplace: Saarbrücken, Germany

Biography

Manfred Kirchheimer is a documentary film maker and professor of film at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He previously taught at NYIT. He was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, and his family moved to New York City in 1936 to escape Nazi Germany.

Known For

An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
For Life, Against the War
Stations of the Elevated
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
Art Is... The Permanent Revolution
Cinema and Sanctuary
The Sun and Richard Lippold
Bridge High
Short Circuit

Top Movie Credits

The Sun and Richard Lippold Director of Photography
Bridge High Director of Photography