Emanuel Round

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Emanuel Aronson Rund (* 1946 in New York ) is a German-American filmmaker ( documentary film ), producer, publicist and historian.

Life

Emanuel Rund was born in New York in 1946 as the child of German-Jewish emigrants from Berlin and Leer (East Frisia) . He grew up in Jerusalem . He first worked as a photo journalist in the USA and trained as a film cameraman at CBS. He has directed and cameraman on many film and television productions and commercials. He taught film in New York and also worked in Los Angeles, Nashville and Jerusalem. In 1984 he moved to Germany, where he made his most important documentaries. Two films were made in collaboration with Elie Wiesel . Today he lives in Munich, where he temporarily worked as a cantor for the local Jewish community.

Awards

  • The film received the “Silver Hugo” award at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Filmography

  • 1973–1976: Health and Human, Behavior (20 short films)
  • 1976: Bob Dylan in Concert (documentary)
  • 1981: Bette Midler in Concert (documentary film)
  • 1985: Elie Wiesel in Spanish Harlem (TV movie)
  • 1986: Art speaks across Cultures (short film)
  • 1986: Stations (TV movie)
  • 1989: Empty - until when? (Documentary)
  • 1989: Inge and the yellow star (short film)
  • 1990: German is my mother tongue (TV film)
  • 1990: All Jews out! , Persecution of the Jews
  • 1994: Courage without orders - resistance and persecution in Stuttgart 1933–1945
  • 1994: Two on the Line (TV movie)
  • 2002: love under suspicion

Festivals

  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Australia Film Institute, Jewish Film Festival, Sydney and Melbourne
  • British Film Institute, London Jewish Festival
  • Jewish Film Festival of San Francisco
  • 8 th Annual European Cinema, Washington
  • American Film Institute
  • Denver International Film Society
  • Minneapolis Film Festival
  • Los Angeles International Film Festival
  • 1991 Berlin International Film Festival
  • Biberach Film Festival
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Independent Feature Film Market New York
  • 44th Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • 1990 Munich Film Festival

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personal data
SURNAME Round, Emanuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Round, Emanuel Aronson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American filmmaker (documentary), producer, publicist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City