Paul Riniker
Biography
Born in 1946 in Aarau. 1971 Receives degree in Law from the University of Zurich. Since 1976 works as journalist and film producer for Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Since 1980 directs documentary films. Responsible for “pacte de l’audiovisuel” documentary film coproductions for SRF. Since 1985 lecturer at various Swiss film schools.
Filmography
A selection
- 1982 Sepp Iten (documentary)
- 1982 De Sepp langt zue (documentary)
- 1983 Mir händno Hoffnig – ein Heimatfilm über Zürichs Scherbenviertel (documentary)
- 1985 Tonis Träume (documentary)
- 1987 Sandra – Unstillbarer Hunger (documentary)
- 1990 …und leise stirbt ein Kind (documentary)
- 1991 Traum Frau – Stationen einer Geschlechtsumwandlung (documentary)
- 1993 Primaballerina Joyce Cuoco: Die Bühne – mein Leben (documentary)
- 1995 Die Heilerin (documentary)
- 1995 Gwendolyn – Zwischen Schulmädchen und Topmodel(documentary)
- 1998 Stefanie – das Leben eines AIDS-kranken Kindes (documentary)
- 2000 Beromünster – Im Land der Schweizermacher (documentary)
- 2003 Frauen mit HIV (documentary)
- 2004 Raussmüllers – Kunstvermittler (documentary)
- 2007 Seppels Vermächtnis (documentary)
- 2010 Sommervögel (fiction)