Maj Wechselmann
Maj Wechselmann | |
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Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1 April 1942
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Director, documentary filmmaker |
Maj Wechselmann (born 1 April 1942, in Copenhagen), is a Danish-Swedish documentary director and filmmaker, known for expressing radical social criticism in her documentaries.[1]
Wechselmann was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of Bruno Wechselmann and Reina Korinman. She went through drama school in
Wechselmann's films often deal with themes such as international solidarity and current political events, and her perspective is that of the political left. She is a member of the Left Party (Vänsterpartiet), and was a Left Party candidate in the Swedish European Parliament election of 2009.[3] She is sometimes controversial, and has been described as pugnacious[4] and humourless,[5] but her critics also remark on the strong pathos that drives her work.[4][6]
She has received a number of awards for her work, including the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society's peace prize[7]the Lenin Award,[8] and the Moa Award.
References
- ^ a b "Maj Wechselmann". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ISBN 91-1-863422-2. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Val till Europaparlamentet - Valsedlar" (in Swedish). Swedish Election Authority. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b Junström, Marika (2014). "Maj Wechselmann". The Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Berg, Mattias (23 March 2004). "Wechselmann beskriver kriget backstage" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Espinoza, Isabelle (11 January 2013). ""Drivs av ett stilla patos"" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Fredsordförande omvald" (in Swedish). Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Maj Wechselmann | Leninpriset". Retrieved 2020-03-03.
External links
- Maj Wechselmann at IMDb