Frank Stiefel

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Frank Stiefel
Alma materCity College of New York[1]
OccupationDirector, screenwriter, editor, actor, producer, photographer
Years active1970–present
Websitewww.frankstiefel.com

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[]

  1. ^ "Film producer/director Frank Stiefel to speak at SMC commencement". smdp.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ Bloom, Nate (26 February 2018). "The Jews go to the Oscars, 2018". The Jewish News of Northern California.
  4. ^ "Film producer/director Frank Stiefel to speak at SMC commencement". smdp.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Meet the Filmmakers: Frank Stiefel--'Ingelore'". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  6. ^ Star-Advertiser, Honolulu. "Ingelore Herz Honigstein « Honolulu Hawaii Obituaries - Hawaii Newspaper Obituaries". obits.staradvertiser.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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