Biography
Manfred Becker (born March 10, 1960) is a German-Canadian documentary independent filmmaker and film editor. His work often explores personal stories behind current or historical issues.
Born and raised in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Becker moved to Canada in 1983. Since 2001, Becker has been writing and directing documentaries for television, his latest, a look at the phenomenon of tourists seeking out places of conflict and fear entitled Dark Tourism, being the eighth. In the past decade Becker has written and directed eight documentaries for television, earning him numerous nominations and awards. His film Fatherland won the Donald Brittain Gemini Award in 2006 for Best Documentary and was screened at Hot Docs and several other festivals internationally.
Filmography
all 27
Movies 25
Writer 6
Director 6
TV Shows 2
self 1
Broken Courage (2022)
#NoJoke (2019)
The Divided Brain (2019)
Unantastbar - Der Kampf für Menschenrechte (2018)
CBC Docs POV (2017)
Fractured Land (2016)
Satan Lives (2015)
Before the Last Curtain Falls (2014)
Buying Sex (2013)
The Defector: Escape from North Korea (2012)
The Guantanamo Trap (2011)
Prosecutor (2010)
Capturing Reality (2008)
Diamond Road (2007)
Obâchan's Garden (2003)
Thin Ice (2001)
Lola (2001)
Johnny (1999)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (1998)
A Place Called Chiapas (1998)
Gerrie & Louise (1997)
Die Jüdin und der Hauptmann - Die Geschichte der Ilse Stein (1994)
Distress Signals (1991)
Who Gets In? (1989)
The Journey (1987)
Riding the Tornado (1986)
Fatherland (1980)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1960-03-09 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceWilhelmshaven, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
ResidencesToronto, Canada
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