Karin Muller
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Karin Muller (born June 8, 1965) is a Swiss-born author, filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer. She graduated from Williams College in 1987.[1]
Karin Muller | |
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Born | June 8, 1965 |
Alma mater | Williams College (BA, 1987) |
Career
Muller has spent the past twenty years traveling alone to remote cultures and conflict zones to bring home stories about people and places. She has published three books (Hitchhiking Vietnam, Along the Inca road, and Japanland), produced numerous international television documentary series, and is a frequent lecturer for the National Geographic Society and universities throughout the United States.
Her first expedition took her to the
Her second expedition took her to the
Muller's third adventure took her to
In February 2013 PBS released Muller's documentary,
Part two of Cuba's Secret Side is titled The Truth Revealed. It delves into Cuba's unique religious combination of
Filmed over the course of three months, and without the supervision or permission of the Cuban government, Muller was detained by Cuban authorities over 12 times.[5] The resulting documentary strives to be even-handed, documenting both the successes and failures of the Cuban government. Most remarkably, it details a Cuban humanitarian crisis that happened in the early 1990s only 90 miles from the shores of the United States.
In March, 2014, PBS released Muller's next documentary, Sudan's Secret Side.,[6] documenting Muller's three-three month journey alone through Chad and Sudan. Muller explored the thriving Sudanese refugee camps, embedded with rebels and government soldiers, and filmed stories of nomadic goat herders and sultan's wedding ceremonies.
In May, 2016, Muller's current documentary, Egypt Beyond the Pyramids will premiere nationwide on public television. Muller spent 9 weeks in Egypt, living with Cairo's garbage collectors, Nile fishermen, and Bedouin nomads. She spent weeks in Tahrir Square covering the Morsi revolution, only to be severely injured by a mob in a remote village in the Nile Delta and flown back to the States for emergency surgery.
Muller lives in Ventura, California.
Non-profit activities
Muller has founded an educational organization named Take 2: The Student's Point of View whose mission is to help students develop global citizenship and leadership skills.[7] Muller provides the raw footage used to create her international documentary series - along with comprehensive curricula - to schools throughout the USA and Canada. Students are encouraged to use the materials to create documentaries or short films and in the process, develop deeply personal connections with the local people whose stories they are telling. The first projects have involved footage from Sudan, Chad, and Cuba; 60 hours of footage were provided to schools, and a number of documentary programs have been completed.[8] Approximately 180 schools have joined the project thus far.[9] In-depth footage is available on a variety of topic, including Cuba, North Africa, and the Environment.
Filmography
- 2017: (Ongoing) Our Human Planet on YouTube[10]
- 2016: Egypt Beyond the Pyramids: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
- 2014: Sudan's Secret Side: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
- 2013: Cuba's Secret Side: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
- 2006: Japanland: 4-hour public television series (filmed, written, edited, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
- 2001: Along the Inca Road: 3-part TV Mini-Series documentary for National Geographic (filmed, written, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
- 1997: Hitchhiking Vietnam: 1-hour PBS special (filmed, written, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
References
- ^ "Karin Muller".
- ^ Karin Muller Rolf Potts July 2006 retrieved 23 October 2008
- ^ http://www.cubassecretside.com/ The Official Website For Cuba's Secret Side retrieved 13 September 2014
- ^ http://www.wgbhinternational.org/index.php?page=programs&pr_act=details&pid=996 WGBH PBS program details retrieved 13 September 2014
- ^ http://wlrn.org/post/cubas-secret-side-how-order-pizza-havana WLRN PBS program blog post by Daniel Rivero retrieved 13 September 2014
- ^ "Home". Sudanssecretside.com.
- ^ Take 2: The Student's Point of View homepage
- St. Petersburg Times, May 12, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2009
- ^ Participating schools map[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Our Human Planet - YouTube". YouTube.
External links
- PBS educational website on Japanland - Muller's latest documentary series
- PBS-hosted site on Muller's one-hour PBS documentary on Vietnam
- Photo essay on Japan by Muller for Nikon's magazine
- Karin Muller's profile on National Geographic website
- website for purchasing Muller's books and documentary series
- Interview by John Coyne