Michael Camerini is a British-born American
film director
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,
producer
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Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
and
cinematographer
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. His filmmaking credits include ''FRONTLINE: Immigration Battle
Niger:Tales of Resilience'' ''
Twelve Stories: How Democracy Works Now'', ''Well-Founded Fear'', ''These Girls Are Missing'', ''Becoming the Buddha in L.A.'', ''Dadi's Family'' and ''Born Again: Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church''. His films have been featured on
HBO,
CNN,
PBS
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,
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in London and New York City and
The Sundance Film Festival among others.
Camerini aims for a filmmaking style that is non intrusive and that encourages people to tell their own stories.
Camerini currently lives in
New York City
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where he and his filmmaking partner,
Shari Robertson
Shari Robertson is an American film director and producer. Her filmmaking credits include '' Twelve Stories: How Democracy Works Now'', ''Well-Founded Fear'', ''These Girls Are Missing'', ''Inside the Khmer Rouge'', ''Return to Year Zero'' and ' ...
, have a production company, ''The Epidavros Project, Inc.''
Filmography
See also
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Shari Robertson
Shari Robertson is an American film director and producer. Her filmmaking credits include '' Twelve Stories: How Democracy Works Now'', ''Well-Founded Fear'', ''These Girls Are Missing'', ''Inside the Khmer Rouge'', ''Return to Year Zero'' and ' ...
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How Democracy Works Now
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Well-Founded Fear
''Well-Founded Fear'' is a 2000 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The film takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as a person who de ...
References
External links
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Michael Camerini at Epidavros''How Democracy Works Now'' BioDirector's Statement for ''How Democracy Works Now''About Michael at nytimes.com
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British documentary film directors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
British documentary film producers
Living people