Person

Manfred Kirchheimer

Directing · Born 1931-01-01 · Saarbrücken, Germany

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.

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  This Island

  Director of Photography

• Bridge High

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  An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy

  Director of Photography

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  Stations of the Elevated

  Director of Photography

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  Discovery in a Painting

  Director

• Colossus on the river

  Director

• Claw: A Fable

  Director of Photography

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  We Were So Beloved

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  Dream of a City

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  Tellin’ The World

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• 2021One More TimeEditor
• 2019Free TimeDirector
• 2019Cinema and SanctuarySelf
• 2018Dream of a CityDirector
• 2017My Coffee With Jewish FriendsDirector
• 2016Discovery in a PaintingDirector
• 2015CannersDirector
• 2012Art Is... The Permanent RevolutionEditor
• 2008SpraymastersDirector
• 2006Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis SullivanDirector of Photography
• 1986We Were So BelovedDirector
• 1981Stations of the ElevatedDirector of Photography
• 1975Bridge HighDirector of Photography
• 1973Short CircuitProducer
• 1970This IslandDirector of Photography
• 1968Claw: A FableDirector of Photography
• 1967For Life, Against the WarDirector
• 1966In Search of Hart CraneDirector of Photography
• 1966The Sun and Richard LippoldDirector of Photography
• 1965Colossus on the riverDirector
• 1964An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyDirector of Photography
• 1955Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyAssistant Director
• —Up the Lazy RiverDirector
• —Tellin’ The WorldDirector