Thorsten Trimpop
Thorsten Trimpop | |
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| Born | Lüdenscheid, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, cinematographer, producer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Thorsten Trimpop is a German-American documentary filmmaker and professor.[1][2][3] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019.[4]
Life and career[edit]
Thorsten was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany.[5] He is an alum of University of Siegen and the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg.[5] In 2005, he directed his first feature documentary, The Irrational Remains (German: Der irrationale Rest), premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.[6]
In 2016, Thorsten's directed the documentary film, Furusato, which premiered at DOK Leipzig and won the Golden Dove Award.[7] He taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[8][9] He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Critical Media Practices at the University of Colorado Boulder.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Thorsten lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, the art critic Megan O’Grady.[10]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Swimming Underground | Director | Documentary short |
| 2003 | The Last Day | Director and writer | Documentary short |
| 2006 | The Irrational Remains | Director and writer | Documentary |
| 2008 | 24 Hours Berlin | Director | Documentary |
| 2016 | Furusato | Director, writer, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Won | Berlin International Film Festival | Don Quixote Award | The Irrational Remains | [11] |
| 2016 | Won | Dok Leipzig | Golden Dove Award | Furusato | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Thorsten Trimpop". colorado.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Thorsten Trimpop (Germany)". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "DER DOKUMENTARFILMER THORSTEN TRIMPOP IM GESPRÄCH MIT ANNE BACKHAUS". ews-schoenau.de. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Thorsten Trimpop". gf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ a b "Thorsten Trimpop". dokweb.net. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Der irrationale Rest". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ a b "Thorsten Trimpop wins Golden Dove grand prize at Leipzig Festival". news.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "In January, 29 Garden Blooms". thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Thorsten Trimpop - Fellow". opendoclab.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Megan O'Grady, Thorsten Trimpop". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "THE JURIES AND THE AWARDS" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
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