Christopher Seufert
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Christopher Seufert (1967- ) is a documentary film producer and director, and photographer based in Boston, Massachusetts. His production company is Mooncusser Films.
He is most known for his award-winning educational film series about the Cape Cod dayboat fishing industry in New England and for his Direct Cinema documentaries with alterna-folk musician Suzanne Vega, the late writer/illustrator Edward Gorey, and legendary filmmaker Albert Maysles as their subjects. He also directed music videos for the Push Stars, David Ryan of the Lemonheads, and musician Chris Trapper.
He received his BA in journalism from Trinity College and his MA in Anthropology from California State University, East Bay. According to NewEnglandFilm.com his academic background was as a journalist and archaeologist and he split his time among these disciplines until the mid-90s when he dedicated himself full time to documentary production.
Seufert also directed actress Julie Harris as voice talent in five documentary projects and directed CBS journalist Walter Cronkite in a 2005 documentary about the early wireless stations of radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi, winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Gold Star Award. According to a Czech website, in 2008 he is in-progress with a documentary portrait of legendary direct-cinema director Albert Maysles.
He has also produced a 10-part series of natural soundscapes recordings, that are published at iTunes and CDBaby. There is also a free podcast of the series.
[edit] External links
- Christopher Seufert's official site
- Interview with Chris Seufert at NewEnglandFilm.com
- Christopher Seufert at the Internet Movie Database
- Documentary with Walter Cronkite
- Interview at Boston WCVB-TV Channel 5 Chronicle.
- Christopher Seufert Photography Book
- The Director's Documentary About Suzanne Vega
- Documentary Sample with Edward Gorey in Restaurant
- Documentary Sample of Filmmaker Albert Maysles in the Czech Republic
- Audio Soundscapes Recordings