1970Nominee
Best Director
This Island
Manfred Kirchheimer
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Saarbrücken, Germany
January 1, 1931
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.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1964Nominee
Best Director
An Essay on Death: A Memorial to John F. Kennedy
2015Nominee
Best Director
Canners
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Director
The Sun and Richard Lippold
2019Highlight
Best Director
Free Time
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Free Time