Thorsten Trimpop

Thorsten Trimpop is a German-American documentary filmmaker and professor.[1][2][3] He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019.[4]

Thorsten Trimpop
Born
Lüdenscheid, Germany
Occupation(s)Director, writer, cinematographer, producer
Years active2002–present

Life and career

Thorsten was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany.[5] He is an alum of University of Siegen and the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg.[5] In 2005, he directed his first feature documentary, The Irrational Remains (German: Der irrationale Rest), premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival.[6]

In 2016, Thorsten's directed the documentary film, Furusato, which premiered at DOK Leipzig and won the Golden Dove Award.[7] He taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[8][9] He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Critical Media Practices at the University of Colorado Boulder.[1]

Personal life

Thorsten lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife, the art critic Megan O’Grady.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2002 Swimming Underground Director Documentary short
2003 The Last Day Director and writer Documentary short
2006 The Irrational Remains Director and writer Documentary
2008 24 Hours Berlin Director Documentary
2016 Furusato Director, writer, cinematographer and producer Documentary

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
1997 Won Berlin International Film Festival Don Quixote Award The Irrational Remains [11]
2016 Won Dok Leipzig Golden Dove Award Furusato [7]

References
  1. "Thorsten Trimpop". colorado.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. "Thorsten Trimpop (Germany)". dafilms.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. "DER DOKUMENTARFILMER THORSTEN TRIMPOP IM GESPRÄCH MIT ANNE BACKHAUS". ews-schoenau.de. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. "Thorsten Trimpop". gf.org. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. "Thorsten Trimpop". dokweb.net. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. "Der irrationale Rest". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  7. "Thorsten Trimpop wins Golden Dove grand prize at Leipzig Festival". news.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. "In January, 29 Garden Blooms". thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  9. "Thorsten Trimpop - Fellow". opendoclab.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  10. "Megan O'Grady, Thorsten Trimpop". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  11. "THE JURIES AND THE AWARDS" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-01-15.


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