Kristen Bjorn

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Kristen Bjorn ( Robert Russell ) (born October 12, 1957 in London , England ) is a film director and producer of homosexual porn films as well as a former porn actor . In 1998 he received the GayVN Award for best director for the film Man Watcher .

Bjorn worked for a short time as a performer in gay porn films. He moved to San Francisco , where he worked as a model for photographer Fred Bisonnes . Bjorn appeared in magazines such as Mandate . He received the name Kristen Bjorn as an actor from the Falcon Studios company , for which he worked. The pseudonym is based on the tennis champion Björn Borg .

In 1982 Bjorn moved to Brazil , where he lived for eight years. Bjorn worked as a photographer in Brazil. From 1985 he sold photos to American magazines such as Advocate Men . Bjorn expanded his work and began making video films. In 1998 he shot and produced Tropical Heatwave . Other films such as Carnival in Rio followed. He started his company Kristen Bjorn Productions . In 1992 Bjorn left Brazil and after a short time in Canada he moved to Barcelona , Spain . Bjorn founded Sarava Productions in early 2000 in recognition of other photographers such as Barry Gollop . Kristen Bjorn's photo books are published by Bruno Gmünder Verlag , most recently Body Heat in April 2007.

Films as an actor

  • Biker's Liberty , Falcon Studios , 1982 (with Jon King, Lee Ryder, Mac Turner, Sky Dawson, Tim Kramer); Directed by Bill Clayton
  • The New Breed , Falcon Studios, 1983 (with Bill Henson, Jeff Porter Nick Harlen, Tex Anthony, Tony Calhoun, Wes Cole); Directed by Bill Clayton

Films as a director

  • Tropical Heatwave (Solo) (Brazil, 1988)
  • Champs (Solo) (Brazil, 1989)
  • Carnaval in Rio (Brazil, 1989)
  • Island Fever (Brazil, 1989)
  • Manhattan Latin (United States, 1990)
  • Caribbean Beat (Dominican Republic, 1990)
  • A Sailor in Sydney (Australia, 1990)
  • Jackaroos (KBP, Australia, 1991)
  • Manly Beach (KBP, Australia, 1991)
  • Call of the Wild (Canada, 1992)
  • Montreal Men (Canada, 1992)
  • Jungle Heat (Brazil, 1993)
  • Paradise Plantation (Brazil, 1994)
  • Mystery Men (Brazil, 1994)
  • The Caracas Adventure (Venezuela, 1995)
  • The Vampire of Budapest (Hungary, 1995)
  • Comrades in Arms (Hungary, 1996)
  • Hungary for Men (Hungary, 1996)
  • A World of Men (International, 1996)
  • Gangsters at Large (United States, 1997)
  • Anchor Hotel (United States, 1997)
  • Amazon Adventure (Brazil, 1998)
  • Man Watcher (United States, 1998)
  • Hot Times in Little Havana (United States, 1998)
  • Thick as Thieves (Canada, 1999)
  • Wet Dreams (Parts 1 & 2) (International, 1999)
  • Making It with Kristen Bjorn
  • Isle of Men (International, 2002)
  • Bone Island (International, 2003)
  • Crossroads of Desire (International, 2003)
  • ParaShooter (International, 2004)
  • Firedance (International, 2005)
  • Rock and Hard Places (International, 2006)
  • El Rancho (International, 2007)

Photo books by Kristen Bjorn (selection)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gay Erotic Archives: Fred Bisonnes
  2. ↑ Jamoo: The Films of Kristen Bjorn. Companion Press, Laguna Hills, California 1997, 18
  3. ↑ http://www.gayeroticarchives.com/22_listings/Monthlies/AMen.html

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personal data
SURNAME Bjorn, Kristen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Russell, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film director
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England