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Biography of Christian Frei
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Christian Frei was born in Schönenwerd, Switzerland in 1959. He studied Visual Media at the Department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Fribourg and has been working as an independent director and producer since 1984. He works regularly for Swiss National Television SF DRS. His last documentary "Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel" has been shown in over 30 Film festivals all over the world.

Filmography

  • 1981 Die Stellvertreterin (50') (Documentary)

  • 1982 Fortfahren (co-director) (40') (Documentary)

  • 1984 Der Radwechsel (24') (Documentary)

  • 1997 Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel (90') (Feature length Documentary)

  • 1998 Ricardo, Miriam und Fidel (56') (TV-Documentary)

  • 1998 Kluge Köpfe (53') (TV-Documentary)

  • 2000 "Bollywood" im Alpenrausch (52') (TV-Documentary)

  • 2001 War Photographer (52') (TV-Documentary)

  • 2001 War Photographer (96') (Feature length Documentary)


Related Links:
Credits for War Photographer
Biography of James Nachtwey
Statement from James Nachtwey

Photo: Christian Frei
© Julieta Schildknecht

Related Titles:
War Photographer: Considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time, James Nachtwey hardly fits the cliché of the hard-boiled war journalist. 2001 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature.

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