Tamara Wyss
Tamara Wyss (* 29. April 1950 in Heidelberg , † thirtieth March 2016 in Berlin ) was a German documentary - director .
Life
Tamara Wyss received her training from 1970 to 1974 at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin , which she graduated with the film We are here because of the children . She then worked as a freelance documentary filmmaker as well as a camerawoman, photographer, editor and lecturer in Germany and Great Britain, where she lived from 1984 to 2000.
During a stay in Cape Verde from 1980 to 1982, she worked as a development worker in a media project. In the films In Search of Mr. Moses and The Chinese Shoes , she dealt with events from her own family that can be traced back to Moses Mendelssohn .
Tamara Wyss found her final resting place in the Trinity Cemetery I in front of the Hallesches Tor in Berlin.
family
Tamara Wyss is the daughter of Dieter Wyss , granddaughter of Fritz Max Weiss and Hedwig Weiss , and descendant of the banker Alexander Mendelssohn .
Filmography
- 1974: We are here because of the children
- 1983: Between suffering and laughter
- 1983: water once a day
- 1990: In search of Mr. Moses
- 2004: The Chinese shoes
- 2009: collecting, remembering
Awards
- 1978: International Documentary Film Festival Leipzig - Solidarity Prize for the agricultural cooperative of Santana
- 1984: Film of the month May 1984 for Between Suffering and Laughing and Water once a day
Web links
- Tamara Wyss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tamara Wyss at filmportal.de
- Tamara Wyss website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wyss, Tamara |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German documentary film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 2016 |
| Place of death | Berlin |