Peter Entell
Editor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Location Sound Mixer, Sound Designer
Born in 1952 in New York, USA. Joint Swiss and American citizenship. Peter Entell has worked in Europe, Africa and Asia on social, political and environmental projects. He is especially known for A HOME FAR AWAY (2012), SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF (2007) and ROLLING (1997), which were selected for numerous international festivals such as IDFA and the Locarno Film Festival. His documentaries LIKE DEW IN THE SUN (2016) and SISTERS (2018) were screened in competition at Visions du Réel Nyon and IDFA. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2022
- Getting Old Stinks by Peter Entell
- 2018
- Sisters by Peter Entell
- 2016
- Like Dew In The Sun by Peter Entell
- 2012
- A Home Far Away by Peter Entell
- 2007
- Shake The Devil Off by Peter Entell
- 2005
- Josh's Trees by Peter Entell
- 2001
- Le tube by Peter Entell
- 1997
- Rolling by Peter Entell
- 1994
- Martha by Peter Entell
- 1992
- La maison du grand âge by Peter Entell
- 1991
- En attendant le caribou by Peter Entell
- 1991
- L'homme et le chipanzé by Peter Entell
- 1990
- Le manteau de pluie by Peter Entell
- 1988
- Le témoignage de quatre travailleurs sud-africains by Peter Entell
- 1987
- Les caprices du ciel by Peter Entell
- 1983
- Toujours plus loin: la terre convoitée du Zimbabwe by Peter Entell
Screenwriter
- 2022
- Getting Old Stinks by Peter Entell
- 2018
- Sisters by Peter Entell
- 2016
- Like Dew In The Sun by Peter Entell
- 2012
- A Home Far Away by Peter Entell
- 2009
- La Cité du pétrole by Marc Wolfensberger
- 2007
- Shake The Devil Off by Peter Entell
- 2005
- Josh's Trees by Peter Entell
- 2001
- Le tube by Peter Entell
- 1997
- Rolling by Peter Entell
Cinematographer
- 2016
- Like Dew In The Sun by Peter Entell
- 2012
- A Home Far Away by Peter Entell
- 2005
- Josh's Trees by Peter Entell
Editor
- 2018
- Sisters by Peter Entell
- 2018
- Bloc Central by Michel Finazzi
- 2016
- Like Dew In The Sun by Peter Entell
- 2012
- A Home Far Away by Peter Entell
- 2009
- La Cité du pétrole by Marc Wolfensberger
- 2007
- Shake The Devil Off by Peter Entell
- 2005
- Josh's Trees by Peter Entell
- 2001
- Le tube by Peter Entell
- 1997
- Rolling by Peter Entell
Producer
- 2022
- Getting Old Stinks by Peter Entell
- 2018
- Sisters by Peter Entell
- 2016
- Like Dew In The Sun by Peter Entell
- 2012
- A Home Far Away by Peter Entell
Location Sound Mixer
- 2005
- Josh's Trees by Peter Entell
Sound Designer
- 2022
- Getting Old Stinks by Peter Entell
Awards
(a selection)
- Montreal, RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Prix Montage (Winner) in Shake The Devil Off