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Richard Wolf | |
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Born | April 1956 Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian American |
Education | Columbia University (M.A.) New School University (Ph.D.) |
Occupation | Documentary film director |
Years active | 1997-present |
Website | lobodocs |
Richard Wolf (born Ricardo Lobo) is a Brazilian-American documentary film director. He directed the documentary films Light Within the Cracks, A Requiem for Syrian Refugees, and Ukraine 5.6. He also directed television documentaries for the networks TV Cultura[1][2] and TV Bandeirantes.[3]
Career[edit]
Wolf began his career under the name Ricardo Lobo in Brazil, where he directed investigative documentaries for Brazilian networks, such as Crianças de Fibra for TV Bandeirantes, which received a Vladimir Herzog Award in 1997[3] He also produced special reports for Documento Especial[4] and directed documentaries for TV Cultura, including De Volta para Casa which won the Ayrton Senna Journalism Award[5] and O Grito da Periferia, released in 1999.[1][2]
Lobo changed his name to Richard Wolf and moved to the United States, where he directed documentaries such as the 2001 film Behind the Veil, a film investigating women’s underground resistance against fundamentalism in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.[6]
Wolf’s 2003 film Women of the Sand: Nomad Islamic Women, focused on women in the Mauritanian desert, is part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection.[7][8][9]
Wolf also directed A Requiem for Syrian Refugees, a film investigating the Syrian refugee camp known as Kawergosk, which was released theatrically in 2014.[10][11][12]
In 2020, Wolf released the documentary Light Within the Cracks, which profiled people in the largest urban slum in Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.[13] The film was an official selection at the New York International Reel Film Festival and the Manhattan Film Festival.[13][14]
In 2023, Wolf released Ukraine 5.6, a documentary focused on the trauma of Ukraine war survivors.[15][16]
Wolf has also made films for the United Nations, including a documentary on the UN Security Council, as well as reports on AIDS and environmental community activities.[17][18][19]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
1997 | Rebel Mexico | Made in Mexico, TV Bandeirantes documentary | [20] |
1997 | Crianças de Fibra | TV Bandeirantes documentary | [3] |
1998 | De Volta para Casa | TV Cultura documentary | [21] |
1999 | O Grito da Periferia | TV Cultura documentary | [1][2] |
2001 | Behind the Veil: Afghan Women under Fundamentalism | Made in Afghanistan | [6] |
2003 | Women of the Sand: Nomad Islamic Women | Made in Mauritania | [7] |
2003 | The Sisters of Ladakh | Made in India | |
2004 | Beyond the Headlines: The UN Security Council | UN film, made in New York | [17] |
2006 | Fatima | Made in Iraq | |
2008 | Dishonourable Killings | Made in Turkey | [22] |
2010 | Fire Dreams | Made in Azerbajian | |
2013 | Rue Moufettard | Made in France | [23] |
2014 | A Requiem for Syrian Refugees | Made in Syria, Feature film | [10][11][12] |
2018 | The Antechamber of Hell | Made in Rohingya | |
2019 | Kibera: The Big Build | Made in Kenya | [24] |
2020 | Light Within the Cracks | Made in Kenya | [13][14] |
2022 | The Day Love Stopped a War | Made in El Salvador | |
2023 | Ukraine 5.6 | Made in Ukraine, Feature film | [15][16] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Folha de S.Paulo - Televisão: Cultura fala de hip hop para combater a pobreza - 19/05/1999". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Cultura exibe arte brasileira registrada para a telinha - Diário do Grande ABC - Notícias e informações do Grande ABC: cultura & lazer". Jornal Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2000-08-26. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Lista Premiados Vladimir Herzog todas as edições". Prêmio Jornalístico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Documento Especial: Televisão Verdade | Rede Manchete" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "GP Ayrton Senna de Jornalismo define classificados". folhadelondrina.com. April 7, 1999.
- ^ a b "The Inclusions and Occlusions of Expanded Refugee Narratives: A Dialogue on Flee". ucpress.edu. September 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Women of the Sand: Nomad Islamic Women - reviews and where to watch - good.film". good.film. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries". www.kanopy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Lobodocs (Firm); Kanopy (Firm), eds. (2008). Women of the Sand. San Francisco, California, USA: dallas county library. OCLC 985065461.
- ^ a b "'A Requiem for Syrian Refugees': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b "Lives Uprooted by War". The NY Times. October 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "A Requiem for Syrian Refugees Is Pained but Beautiful". The Village Voice. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b c "Manhattan Film Festival | Film Pages |LIGHT WITHIN THE CRACKS". www.manhattanff.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b "New York City International Reel Film Festival". New York City International Reel Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b "Ukraine 5.6 (2023)". filmsforaction.org.
- ^ a b "Ukraine 5.6". videolibrarian.com. November 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Beyond the Headlines: The United Nations Security Council | UN Audiovisual Library". media.un.org. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "World AIDS Day | United Nations UN Audiovisual Library". 2019-04-14. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
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- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Outro Canal: Band lança novo programa jornalístico - 13/01/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Presente antecipado (com foto) - 13/12/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Legal Pluralism in Action: Dispute Resolution and the Kurdish Peace Committee. Routledge. 2016-04-22. ISBN 978-1-317-10615-9.
- ^ "La Jungle Parisienne - Par Mustapha Saha". quid.ma (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Kibera: The Big Build". AIA Film Challenge. Retrieved 2024-04-22.