Nikolaus Geyrhalter (born 1972) is an Austrian filmmaker. He has directed, produced, written, and worked as cinematographer for numerous documentaries. He has won awards for ''

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'' (1997), ''

Pripyat Pripyat ( ; russian: При́пять), also known as Prypiat ( uk, При́пʼять, , ), is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river, Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 19 ...

'' (1999), '' Elsewhere'' (2001), and '' Our Daily Bread'' (2005).

Life and career

Geyrhalter was born in

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in 1972. He formed his own production company at 22 years old. His first documentary was the 1994 film ''Washed Ashore'' (German: ''Angeschwemmt''), about life on the

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. He also filmed ''Pripyat'' (1999), a black-and-white look at residents who live near the

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Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. ''Elsewhere'' (2001) was a travelogue to a dozen different places around the world, and ''Our Daily Bread'' (2005) explored mechanical food production. ''7915 Km'' (2008) looks at the

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and the lives of racers and locals.

Filmography

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'' (1992) – director *'' Angeschwemmt'' (1994) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *''

'' (1997) – director, writer, cinematographer *''

'' (1999) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *'' Elsewhere'' (2001) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *'' Fremde Kinder'' (2003) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *'' Our Daily Bread'' (2005) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *'' 7915 Km'' (2008) – director, producer, cinematographer *''

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'' (2010) – director *'' Abendland'' (2011) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *'' Donauspital'' (2012) – director, producer, writer, cinematographer *''

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'' (2016) – director, producer, cinematographe

*'' Die Bauliche Massnahme'' (2018) – director, producer, cinematographer *''Earth'' (2019) – director, producer, cinematographer *''Matter Out of Place'' (2022) – director

References

External links

Postcards from Elsewhere
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