Richard Wolf
BornApril 1956
Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
American
EducationColumbia University (M.A.)
New School University (Ph.D.)
OccupationDocumentary film director
Years active1997-present
Websitelobodocs.com

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Folha de S.Paulo - Televisão: Cultura fala de hip hop para combater a pobreza - 19/05/1999". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Cultura exibe arte brasileira registrada para a telinha - Diário do Grande ABC - Notícias e informações do Grande ABC: cultura & lazer". Jornal Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2000-08-26. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. ^ a b c "Lista Premiados Vladimir Herzog todas as edições". Prêmio Jornalístico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ "Documento Especial: Televisão Verdade | Rede Manchete" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. ^ "GP Ayrton Senna de Jornalismo define classificados". folhadelondrina.com. April 7, 1999.
  6. ^ a b "The Inclusions and Occlusions of Expanded Refugee Narratives: A Dialogue on Flee". ucpress.edu. September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Women of the Sand: Nomad Islamic Women - reviews and where to watch - good.film". good.film. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  8. ^ "Kanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top Documentaries". www.kanopy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. ^ Lobodocs (Firm); Kanopy (Firm), eds. (2008). Women of the Sand. San Francisco, California, USA: dallas county library. OCLC 985065461.
  10. ^ a b "'A Requiem for Syrian Refugees': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  11. ^ a b "Lives Uprooted by War". The NY Times. October 16, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "A Requiem for Syrian Refugees Is Pained but Beautiful". The Village Voice. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  13. ^ a b c "Manhattan Film Festival | Film Pages |LIGHT WITHIN THE CRACKS". www.manhattanff.com. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  14. ^ a b "New York City International Reel Film Festival". New York City International Reel Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  15. ^ a b "Ukraine 5.6 (2023)". filmsforaction.org.
  16. ^ a b "Ukraine 5.6". videolibrarian.com. November 3, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Beyond the Headlines: The United Nations Security Council | UN Audiovisual Library". media.un.org. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  18. ^ "World AIDS Day | United Nations UN Audiovisual Library". 2019-04-14. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-22.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ "Sri Lanka / Sea Turtles | Un Audiovisual Library". media.un.org. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  20. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Outro Canal: Band lança novo programa jornalístico - 13/01/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  21. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Presente antecipado (com foto) - 13/12/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  22. ^ Legal Pluralism in Action: Dispute Resolution and the Kurdish Peace Committee. Routledge. 2016-04-22. ISBN 978-1-317-10615-9.
  23. ^ "La Jungle Parisienne - Par Mustapha Saha". quid.ma (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  24. ^ "Kibera: The Big Build". AIA Film Challenge. Retrieved 2024-04-22.