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
Short Circuit
The Sun and Richard Lippold
Stations of the Elevated
Cinema and Sanctuary
This Island
In Search of Hart Crane
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
For Life, Against the War
Art Is... The Permanent Revolution

Top Movie Credits

The Sun and Richard Lippold Director of Photography
This Island Director of Photography
In Search of Hart Crane Director of Photography