Mirjam von Arx
Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Location Sound Mixer
- Website
- www.ican-films.com
Born in 1966 in Weinfelden, Switzerland. studied journalism and worked for close to two decades as
a writer for various magazines. In 1991, she moved to New York and started directing her first films. She founded ican films in 2002, through which she has produced several awardwinning
theatrical documentaries, including VIRGIN TALES, finalist of the Maysles Brothers
Award 2012. Her latest film THE SCENT OF FEAR (2021) won the Migros Culture Percentage
Swiss Documentary film competition in 2017.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2021
- The Scent of Fear by Mirjam von Arx
- 2014
- Freifall – Eine Liebesgeschichte by Mirjam von Arx
- 2012
- Virgin Tales by Mirjam von Arx
- 2010
- Seed Warriors by Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow
- 2005
- Building The Gherkin by Mirjam von Arx
- 2003
- abXang by Mirjam von Arx
- 1997
- Shooting Stars by Mirjam von Arx
- 1996
- Tunnelmenschen by Mirjam von Arx
Screenwriter
- 2021
- The Scent of Fear by Mirjam von Arx
- 2014
- Freifall – Eine Liebesgeschichte by Mirjam von Arx
- 2012
- Virgin Tales by Mirjam von Arx
- 2005
- Building The Gherkin by Mirjam von Arx
- 2003
- abXang by Mirjam von Arx
Producer
- 2024
- The Magic 8 (working title) by Livia Vonaesch
- 2021
- The Scent of Fear by Mirjam von Arx
- 2017
- Die Gentrifizierung bin ich. Beichte eines Finsterlings by Thomas Haemmerli
- 2015
- Als die Sonne vom Himmel fiel by Aya Domenig
- 2014
- Freifall – Eine Liebesgeschichte by Mirjam von Arx
- 2012
- Virgin Tales by Mirjam von Arx
- 2010
- Seed Warriors by Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow
- 2007
- Sieben Mulden und eine Leiche by Thomas Haemmerli
- 2005
- Building The Gherkin by Mirjam von Arx
Location Sound Mixer
- 2010
- Seed Warriors by Mirjam von Arx, Katharina von Flotow