Christian Vuissa
Christian Vuissa (born 1969) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017.
Vuissa is a native of Austria and served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996.[1] He was involved in the making of Pirates of the Great Salt Lake. He was the director of Baptists at Our Barbecue, The Errand of Angels, One Good Man (2009) (originally called Father in Israel),[2] The Letter Writer (2011), The Reunion (2008), and Silent Night (2012).
Vuissa was also the original story creator and the director of the 2002 short drama film Roots and Wings about Mexican immigrants to the United States.[3]
Vuissa is a 2002 graduate of Brigham Young University's Media Arts program.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2002 | Roots & Wings | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2004 | Unfolding | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2004 | Baptists at Our Barbecue | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Great Salt Lake | No | No | Yes | |
| 2006 | The Letter Writer | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2007 | Wrinkles | No | No | Yes | |
| 2007 | Repressed Melodies | No | No | Yes | |
| 2008 | The Errand of Angels | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Through the Valley | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Crossroads | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | The Abyss | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | The Reunion | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | One Lucky Boy | No | No | Yes | |
| 2009 | Father in Israel | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | I Love You Bernie Summersby | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Farewell to Brotherhood | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Stille Nacht | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
References
- Vice, Jeff (August 22, 2008), "For heaven's sake: 'Angels' filmmaker says LDS movies can be positive and entertaining", Deseret News
- Livingston, Scott (December 11, 2012), "DVD review: BYUtv's beautiful, touching new 'Silent Night' DVD is a true Christmas gift", Deseret News
External links
Further reading
- Pacini, Brittany (January 2009), "Interviews", Mormon Artist (3), archived from the original on 2014-08-12
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