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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]
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]
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] |