Christian Vuissa
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Christian Vuissa (born 1969) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the , until 2017.
Vuissa is a native of Austria and served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996.[1] He was involved in the making of Pirates of the Great Salt Lake. He was the director of Baptists at Our Barbecue, The Errand of Angels, One Good Man (2009) (originally called Father in Israel),[2] The Letter Writer (2011), The Reunion (2008), and Silent Night (2012).
Vuissa was also the original story creator and the director of the 2002 short drama film Roots and Wings about Mexican immigrants to the United States.[3]
Vuissa is a 2002 graduate of Brigham Young University's Media Arts program.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Credits | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Writer | Producer | |||
2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2004 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2006 | Pirates of the Great Salt Lake | No | No | Yes | |
2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2007 | No | No | Yes | ||
2007 | No | No | Yes | ||
2008 | The Errand of Angels | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2008 | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2008 | No | No | Yes | ||
2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2010 | No | Yes | Yes | ||
2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References[]
- ^ Germany Leipzig Mission alumni list[unreliable source?]
- ^ IMDb entry for Father in Israel
- ^ IMDb entry for Roots and Wings
- Vice, Jeff (August 22, 2008), "For heaven's sake: 'Angels' filmmaker says LDS movies can be positive and entertaining", Deseret News
- Livingston, Scott (December 11, 2012), "DVD review: BYUtv's beautiful, touching new 'Silent Night' DVD is a true Christmas gift", Deseret News
External links[]
Further reading[]
- Pacini, Brittany (January 2009), "Christian Vuissa", Interviews, Mormon Artist, no. 3, archived from the original on 2014-08-12
Categories:
- 1969 births
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- Austrian film directors
- Austrian filmmakers
- Austrian Latter Day Saints
- Austrian Mormon missionaries
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Film festival founders
- Mormon cinema
- Living people
- Mormon missionaries in Germany