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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.