Biography
Christian Blackwood was an American film director and cinematographer. He was initially a child actor, then a cinematographer acclaimed for his work in Charlotte Zwerin's Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. But his major work was as the director of over 80 films, mostly documentaries, over a 25-year career. His most famous films are Observations Under The Volcano and On the Set of Death of a Salesman, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of movies by John Huston and Volker Schlöndorff from the famous novel and play. The latter film won him the grand prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Christian Blackwood died in 1992 of lung cancer. He was married to film writer, producer and fine art photographer, Carolyn Marks Blackwood. His film archives are stored in the Museum of Modern Art.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Conversations with Philip Guston
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2003
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1990
Motel
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1989
Motel
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1989
Motel
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1989
POV
Role: Director
TV • 1988
Signed: Lino Brocka
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
Signed: Lino Brocka
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987
Signed: Lino Brocka
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1987
Signed: Lino Brocka
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 1987
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Aznavour: Breaking America
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1985
Observations Under the Volcano
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Observations Under the Volcano
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1984
Observations Under the Volcano
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1984
The Soldier's Tale
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1982
All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 1982