Manfred Kirchheimer
Directing

Manfred Kirchheimer

Born 1931-01-01 · Saarbrücken, Germany

Manfred Kirchheimer is a documentary film maker and professor of film at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He previously taught at NYIT. He was born in Saarbrücken, Germany, and his family moved to New York City in 1936 to escape Nazi Germany.

WriterSoundEditorDirectorDirector Of PhotographyProducerAssistant DirectorCinematography

Known for

Stations of the Elevated★ 8.2Viewing moment
Stations of the Elevated
1981
Discovery in a PaintingViewing moment
Discovery in a Painting
2017
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan★ 5.7Viewing moment
Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan
2006
Bridge HighViewing moment
Bridge High
1975
This IslandViewing moment
This Island
1970
My Coffee With Jewish FriendsViewing moment
My Coffee With Jewish Friends
2017
For Life, Against the WarViewing moment
For Life, Against the War
1967
Dream of a CityViewing moment
Dream of a City
2018
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for StudyViewing moment
Eisenstein’s Mexican Film: Episodes for Study
1955
Free Time★ 8Viewing moment
Free Time
2019
We Were So BelovedViewing moment
We Were So Beloved
1986

Frequent collaborators

Leo HurwitzLeo HurwitzDylan BakerDylan BakerHildy BrooksHildy BrooksGary MerrillGary MerrillStan BrakhageStan BrakhageLee QuiñonesLee QuiñonesSergei EisensteinSergei EisensteinMichael SnowMichael Snow