Walo Deuber

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Walo Deuber (born March 29, 1947 in Freiburg im Üechtland ; † April 28, 2017 in Erlenbach ZH ) was a Swiss journalist , film director , screenwriter and politician .

Life

Walo Deuber studied German , history and philosophy at the University of Zurich and at the Free University of Berlin and graduated in 1976 as Dr. phil. I with a dissertation on the work group literature in the world of work .

From 1976 to 1981 Deuber was a journalist for various media, including a. at Blick and Schweizer Illustrierte , at the social democratic daily newspaper AZ and the Keystone photo agency . He was also an editor at Limmat Verlag in Zurich . Deuber reported u. a. from Biafra , Bangladesh , India and Berlin and worked as a humanitarian aid worker in refugee camps.

From 1981 Deuber came to film through “learning by doing”, first at the DRS television with films in the Telebühne broadcasting vessel together with Xavier Koller . He was a screenwriter and director of feature and documentary films in Switzerland, Germany, the USA, Italy and the Ukraine.

From 1998 to 2014 he was a lecturer in dramaturgy, literature and film at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences .

From 2001 to 2007 he was a visiting professor for literature and film at California State University, Long Beach .

From 2006 to 2012, Deuber was a local councilor in the social and health department in his municipality of Erlenbach.

Walo Deuber was married to the theologian Käthi La Roche and had a daughter.

Catalog of works films (selection)

  • 1981 The editorial team , Telebühne on the subject of freedom of the press, with Xavier Koller, Television DRS.
  • 1982 Das Kuckucksnest , Telebühne on the subject of data protection, with Xaver Koller, TV DRS.
  • 1985 Screenplay for The Black Tanner by Xavier Koller.
  • 1985 Videopoly . Science-fiction TV film with Peter Stierlin.
  • 1988 Klassezämekunft . Feature film with a prominent cast starring Peter Stierlin.
  • 1998 Traces disappear . Documentary about Holocaust survivors in Ukraine.
  • 2005 Ricordare Anna . Motion pictures.
  • 2006 The hat sits on his head . Robert Walser stories. With Bruno Ganz as speaker.
  • 2017 Giraffes do it no differently - The father track . About his father who emigrated to Africa.

Publications

  • Walo Deuber, Realism of Workers' Literature: Practice and Theory in the Working Group on Literature in the Working World , (dissertation), Verlag series W, Zurich 1978.

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personal data
SURNAME Deuber, Walo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Deuber, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss journalist and film director
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Üechtland
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 2017
Place of death Erlenbach ZH