Thorsten Trimpop | |
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Born |
Lüdenscheid, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, cinematographer, producer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Thorsten Trimpop is a German-American documentary filmmaker and professor. [1] [2] [3] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019. [4]
Thorsten was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany. [5] He is an alum of University of Siegen and the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg. [5] In 2005, he directed his first feature documentary, The Irrational Remains ( German: Der irrationale Rest), premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. [6]
In 2016, Thorsten's directed the documentary film, Furusato, which premiered at DOK Leipzig and won the Golden Dove Award. [7] He taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [8] [9] He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Critical Media Practices at the University of Colorado Boulder. [1]
Thorsten lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, the art critic Megan O’Grady. [10]
Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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2002 | Swimming Underground | Director | Documentary short |
2003 | The Last Day | Director and writer | Documentary short |
2006 | The Irrational Remains | Director and writer | Documentary |
2008 | 24 Hours Berlin | Director | Documentary |
2016 | Furusato | Director, writer, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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1997 | Won | Berlin International Film Festival | Don Quixote Award | The Irrational Remains | [11] |
2016 | Won | Dok Leipzig | Golden Dove Award | Furusato | [7] |
Thorsten Trimpop | |
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Born |
Lüdenscheid, Germany |
Occupation(s) | Director, writer, cinematographer, producer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Thorsten Trimpop is a German-American documentary filmmaker and professor. [1] [2] [3] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019. [4]
Thorsten was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany. [5] He is an alum of University of Siegen and the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg. [5] In 2005, he directed his first feature documentary, The Irrational Remains ( German: Der irrationale Rest), premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. [6]
In 2016, Thorsten's directed the documentary film, Furusato, which premiered at DOK Leipzig and won the Golden Dove Award. [7] He taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [8] [9] He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Critical Media Practices at the University of Colorado Boulder. [1]
Thorsten lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, the art critic Megan O’Grady. [10]
Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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2002 | Swimming Underground | Director | Documentary short |
2003 | The Last Day | Director and writer | Documentary short |
2006 | The Irrational Remains | Director and writer | Documentary |
2008 | 24 Hours Berlin | Director | Documentary |
2016 | Furusato | Director, writer, cinematographer and producer | Documentary |
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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1997 | Won | Berlin International Film Festival | Don Quixote Award | The Irrational Remains | [11] |
2016 | Won | Dok Leipzig | Golden Dove Award | Furusato | [7] |