Frank Stiefel
Frank Stiefel | |
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Alma mater | City College of New York[1] |
Occupation | Director, screenwriter, editor, actor, producer, photographer |
Years active | 1970–present |
Website | www |
Frank Stiefel is an American filmmaker and photographer. His film Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject.[2]
Career[]
Stiefel was born to a Jewish family[3] in New York and attended The City College of New York.[4] Stiefel's career in the television business began in the 1970s, when he was making commercials, among other things.[5] In 1999 he was the executive producer of the documentary short film . He made his directorial debut in 2009 with the movie , a short film about the Jewish Holocaust survivor . The documentary, which he dedicated to his mother, tells the story of how his mother has survived being raped by two Nazis and managed to flee to the United States.[6] This film was presented at film festivals and broadcast on the station HBO.
Frank Stiefel is married and has two daughters.
Filmography[]
- Producer
- 2017: Bose Angelo' (Short) (executive producer) (completed)
- 2016: Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405' (Documentary short) (producer)
- 2009: Ingelore' (Documentary short) (producer)
- 2008: Two Roads to the Taupo 1000' (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer)
- 2007: Two Roads to Baja' (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer)
- 2002: A Stoner's Life' (Short) (producer)
- 1999: Two Weddings' (Documentary short) (executive producer)
- Director
- 2016: Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405' (Documentary short)
- 2009: Ingelore' (Documentary short)
- Cinematographer
- 2016: Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405' (Documentary short)
- Other
- 2009: Ingelore' (Documentary short) (camera operator)
- 1980: Mr. & Mrs. Dracula' (TV Series) (assistant to the producer - 1 episode)
- 2011: Stage 5' (TV Series, himself)
References[]
- ^ "Film producer/director Frank Stiefel to speak at SMC commencement". smdp.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (26 February 2018). "The Jews go to the Oscars, 2018". The Jewish News of Northern California.
- ^ "Film producer/director Frank Stiefel to speak at SMC commencement". smdp.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Filmmakers: Frank Stiefel--'Ingelore'". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Star-Advertiser, Honolulu. "Ingelore Herz Honigstein « Honolulu Hawaii Obituaries - Hawaii Newspaper Obituaries". obits.staradvertiser.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- American producers
- American Jews
- American directors
- American photographers
- Directors of Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners
- City College of New York alumni