Sleepless in New York (Sleepless in New York)

Christian Frei

2014, '92

DIRECTOR: Christian Frei

SCENARIO: Christian Frei

CAMERA: Peter Indergand, Patrick Lindenmaier (Picture Design), Florian Eidenbenz (Sound Design)

MONTAGE: Christian Frei

MUSIC: Max Richter, Eleni Karaindrou, Giya Kancheli

PRODUCERS: Christian Frei

PRODUCTION: Christian Frei Filmproductions, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, ZDF/ARTE

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Moscow IFF (2017)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (2016)
CinéDOC (2015)
Beldocs (2015)
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (2015)
ZagrebDox (2015)
DocPoint (2015)
Solothurner Filmtage (2015)
IFF of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE (2014)
Dokufest (2014)
Festival del film Locarno (2014)
Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw (2014)
DOK.fest (2014)
Docville IDFF (2014)
Visions du Réel (2014)
Hot Docs (2014)

Christian Frei

Swiss director and producer Christian Frei is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and compelling voices in contemporary documentary filmmaking. He received an Academy Award nomination for War Photographer (2001) and won the World Cinema Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival for Space Tourists (2009). Four films he produced premiered in competition at Sundance, where Genesis 2.0 (2018) was awarded the Special Jury Award for Cinematography. From the very beginning of his career, Frei established a reputation as an exacting documentarian with a keen understanding of his subjects. His films are known for their humanistic perspective and universal themes, combining visual precision with a subtle yet persistent curiosity about the human condition. As a producer, Christian Frei released Raving Iran (2016), Saudi Runway (2020) and Girl Gang (2022), directed by Susanne Regina Meures. Frei served as an Associate Lecturer in Reflection Competence at the University of St. Gallen from 2006 to 2023. From 2010 to 2022 he served as President of the Swiss Film Academy.