Manfred Kirchheimer
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1931 (age 95)
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.
Best known work
Stations of the Elevated
1981
The Sun and Richard Lippold
1966
Art Is... The Permanent Revolution
2012
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
2006Claw: A Fable
1968
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955
Free Time
2019
This Island
1970
For Life, Against the War
1967
Cinema and Sanctuary
2019Filmography
TBA
Up the Lazy RiverDirector
2021
One More TimeDirector of Photography, Editor, Director
2019
Free TimeDirector
2019
Cinema and Sanctuaryas Self
2018
Dream of a CityDirector
2017
My Coffee With Jewish FriendsDirector
2016
Discovery in a PaintingDirector, Director of Photography, Sound
2015
CannersDirector
2012
Art Is... The Permanent RevolutionEditor, Director, Producer
2008
SpraymastersDirector
2006
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis SullivanDirector of Photography, Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
1986
We Were So BelovedDirector
1981
Stations of the ElevatedDirector of Photography, Director, Editor, Producer
1975
Bridge HighDirector, Director of Photography
1973
Short CircuitWriter, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
1972
Tellin’ The WorldDirector
1970
This IslandDirector of Photography
1968
Claw: A FableDirector of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor
1967
For Life, Against the WarDirector
1966
In Search of Hart CraneDirector of Photography
1966
The Sun and Richard LippoldDirector of Photography
1965
Colossus on the riverEditor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
1964
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. KennedyDirector of Photography
1955
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyAssistant Director