Christian Blackwood Biography (1942-)

Born 1942, in Berlin, Germany; immigrated to the United States, c. 1949. Addresses: Office: Christian Blackwood Productions, Inc., 115 Bank St., New York, NY 10014.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
director
Birth Details
1942
Berlin, Germany

Famous Works

  • Credits; Film Director, Except Where Noted
  • Spoleto: Festival of Two Worlds (documentary), Christian BlackwoodProductions, 1967.
  • Harlem Theater (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1968.
  • Summer in the City (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions,1968.
  • Eliot Field: Artistic Director (documentary), Christian BlackwoodProductions, 1970.
  • Juilliard (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1971.
  • Kentucky Kith and Kin (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1972.
  • Black Harvest, Christian Blackwood Productions, 1973.
  • Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1974.
  • Living with Fear (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1974.
  • To Be a Man (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1977.
  • (And producer) Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (also see below), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1978.
  • Cousins (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1979.
  • (Also producer and cinematographer) Tapdancin' (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1980.
  • (Also producer and cinematographer) All By Myself (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1982.
  • Charles Aznavour: Breaking America (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1983.
  • (Also producer and cinematographer) Observations under the Volcano(documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1984.
  • (And producer) My Life for Zarah Leander (documentary; also see below), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1985.
  • Private Conversations (documentary; also see below), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1985.
  • (Also producer and cinematographer) Nik and Murray (documentary),Christian Blackwood Productions, 1986.
  • (Also producer and cinematographer) Signed: Lino Brocka (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1987.
  • Two Hotels in Our Troubled Middle East (documentary), Christian Blackwood Productions, 1988.
  • (Also producer and cinematographer) Motel (documentary), ChristianBlackwood Productions, 1989.
  • Also directed (with Hans-Jurgen Syberberg), San Domingo, 1970. Cinematographer, Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser, 1988.
  • Credits; Television Work; Episodic
  • Producer, director, and cinematographer, "Private Conversations: On the Set of `Death of a Salesman,'" American Masters, PBS, 1985.
  • Credits; Film Scripts
  • Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel, Christian Blackwood Productions, 1978.
  • My Life for Zarah Leander, Christian Blackwood Productions, 1985.