Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Nikolaus Geyrhalter (born 1972) is an Austrian filmmaker. He has directed, produced, written, and worked as cinematographer for numerous documentaries. He has won awards for Das Jahr nach Dayton (1997), Pripyat (1999), Elsewhere (2001), and Our Daily Bread (2005).
Geyrhalter was born in Vienna, Austria in 1972.[1] He formed his own production company at 22 years old. His first documentary was the 1994 film Washed Ashore (German: Angeschwemmt), about life on the Danube. He also filmed Pripyat (1999), a black-and-white look at residents who live near the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. Elsewhere (2001) was a travelogue to a dozen different places around the world, and Our Daily Bread (2005) explored mechanical food production. 7915 Km (2008) looks at the Dakar Rally and the lives of racers and locals.[2]
Filmography
- Eisenerz (1992) – director
- Angeschwemmt (1994) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
- Das Jahr nach Dayton (1997) – director, writer, cinematographer
- Pripyat (1999) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
- Elsewhere (2001) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
- Fremde Kinder (2003) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
- Our Daily Bread (2005) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
- 7915 Km (2008) – director, producer, cinematographer
- Allentsteig (2010) – director
- Abendland (2011) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
- Donauspital (2012) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer
References
- ^ "Nikolaus Geyrhalter". Film Index International. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ^ Nelson, Rob (January 12, 2010). "Doc-Making Off the Map: Nikolaus Geyrhalter at Anthology". Village Voice.
External links
- Postcards from Elsewhere at L Magazine
- Nikolaus Geyrhalter at IMDb
- films of Nikolaus Geyrhalter on Dafilms.com
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