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Frank Stiefel (born 20th century in New York City , New York ) is an American film producer , photographer and film director .

Career

Stiefel was born in New York and attended The City College of New York. Stiefel's career in the television business began in the 1970s, when he was responsible for commercials , among other things . In 1999 he was executive producer for the documentary short film Two Weddings . He made his directorial debut in the film Ingelore , a short film about the Jewish Holocaust survivor Ingelore Herz Honigstein, which was released in 2009. The film tells the story of his mother (1924–2012), who was raped by two National Socialists and who managed to flee to the USA . This film was screened at film festivals and broadcast on HBO .

For his short film Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 , he received the Oscar in the category “ Best Documentary Short Film ” at the 2018 Academy Awards .

Frank Stiefel is married and has two daughters.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1999: Two Weddings (documentary short film)
  • 2009: Ingelore (documentary short film, also director)
  • 2017: Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 (documentary short film, also director)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Film producer / director Frank Stiefel to speak at SMC commencement. Accessed February 28, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Meet the Filmmakers: Frank Stiefel - 'Ingelore'. Accessed February 28, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Ingelore Herz Honigstein. Accessed February 28, 2018 .
  4. ↑ HBO documentary 'Ingelore'. Accessed February 28, 2018 .
  5. ↑ The 90th Academy Awards - 2018. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Boots, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer, photographer, and film director
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century