Tonje Hessen Schei | |
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 Hessen Schei photographed by Marte Garmann in 2022 | |
| Born | 1971 |
| Alma mater | University 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.
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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]
