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Michaela von Schweinitz

Known for

Cinematography

Biography

Michaela von Schweinitz is an award-winning director with over twenty years experience in filmmaking.

Starting out as a cinematographer she supported her young family shooting and producing numerous documentaries. She filmed for non-profit organizations, with students and in underserved communities.

Continuously honing her skills in fictional story telling she wrote, directed and produced films which screened at renowned short film festivals, were broadcast in Germany and won awards in the US.

In 2003 she moved to Los Angeles and was hired to direct her first independent feature comedy, a punk rock love story.

Michaela von Schweinitz was a board member of the Alliance of Women Directors...

Best known work

Dance Flick

Dance Flick

2009
Brake

Brake

2012
Serious Moonlight

Serious Moonlight

2009
American Masters

American Masters

1986
The Buddha

The Buddha

2010
Down for Life

Down for Life

2010
Getting Back to Zero

Getting Back to Zero

2013
David and Goliath

David and Goliath

2010
Head or Tails

Head or Tails

2016

Filmography

  1. 2016

    Head or Tails

    Executive Producer

  2. 2013

    Getting Back to Zero

    Second Assistant Camera, Data Wrangler

  3. 2012

    Brake

    Second Assistant Camera

  4. 2010

    Down for Life

    Second Assistant Camera

  5. 2010

  6. 2010

    The Buddha

    Lighting Production Assistant, Lighting Technician

  7. 2009

  8. 2009

    Dance Flick

    Assistant Camera

  9. 1986

    American MastersTV

    First Assistant Camera

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