Tonje Hessen Schei
Hessen Schei photographed by Marte Garmann in 2022
Born1971
Alma materUniversity of Texas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director

Tonje Hessen Schei is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter[1] who has been making independent documentary films since 1996. Her films mostly take on international issues that question systems of power.

Most recently, Hessen Schei directed Praying For Armageddon, a political thriller that investigates the dangerous consequences of the fusion between Evangelical Christianity and American politics.[2] The film's worldwide premiere took place in early 2023 at the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3] The film will have its U.S. premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 8, 2023.[4]

Hessen Schei also directed iHUMAN, a film on artificial intelligence, power and social control.[5] It premiered at IDFA in 2019 with sold-out theaters and a Doc Talk with Edward Snowden.[6] iHUMAN won Best Norwegian Documentary at HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in 2020.[7] The film also had special high-level panel debates at Berlinale and Cannes [8] and was screened at the UN.[9] iHUMAN qualified for the Oscar run in 2020.[10]

Drone, a documentary Hessen Schei directed on the secret CIA drone warfare program premiered in 2015.[11]

Filmography

FilmYearDirectorProducerWriter
Praying For Armageddon2023YesYesNo
iHuman2019YesYesNo
Privacy of Wounds2018NoYesNo
Drone2014YesNoYes
Play Again2010YesNoNo
Independent Intervention2006YesYesNo

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References

  1. ↑ "Tonje Hessen Schei". IMDb. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "About the film". Praying For Armageddon. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Praying For Armageddon World Premiere". CPH:DOX. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Praying For Armageddon U.S. Premiere". Hamptons International Film Festival.
  5. ↑ "About the film". iHUMAN. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "iHUMAN World Premiere". IDFA Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "iHUMAN". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "iHUMAN". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tonje Hessen Schei's schedule for 2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights". 2019unforumbhr.sched.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Oscars: Documentary Feature Entries Shatter Record; Animated Feature, International Films In Running Confirmed". Deadline. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Hot Docs 2015 Women Directors: Meet Tonje Hessen Schei — 'Drone'". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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