thomasfritschi
As a naïve and idealistic American teenager, Thomas fled to the former Soviet Union to live a different way of life and to learn the Russian language. While transported to Belarus, a "Soviet Theme Park" of sorts, he worked as an editor for the only English Language newspaper at the time, the Minsk News.
Upon returning to the US, he graduated with a degree in Journalism and worked as an Associate Producer for the Sacramento NPR program, Insight...
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activity // thomasfritschi
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After spending more than a year in a country that seemed to be frozen in a Soviet “time warp,” a young man experiences a new way of life in a place he was always taught to hate. As he returns 10 years... more -
President of the Andean nation, Evo Morales has proven to be a skilled switch- hitter: Coca cultivation is under control and drug trafficking interdiction is up. The U.S. acknowledges the... more-
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- responded 29 days ago
The difference between the plant and the drug is an extremely important distinction. I've never done the drug but my experiences in the Andes would have not been the same... more3 other responses to this -
The remains of a woman have been found sitting in front of her TV - 42 years after she was reported missing. ... more-
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- greenlight given 2 months ago
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After the breakup of the Soviet Union, all of the Soviet sculptures in Lithuania were dismantled and laid to waste in backyards all over the country. A place called Gruto Parkas (often referred to as... more-
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A documentary about the lives of street children living in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and the vital work of M'lop Tapang centre. For more information please visit: http://www.mloptapang.org/ more-
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- greenlight given 3 months ago
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Mobile (cell) phones. Love them or hate, them, they're here to stay. But that doesn't mean we can't have a good rant about them! When we're allowed to use them on airplanes, it... more-
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- greenlight given 3 months ago
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skills // thomasfritschi
- Lighting ok
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- Editing good
- Directing awesome
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- Sound ok
- Producing awesome
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gear // thomasfritschi
Panasonic HD and Super 8
details // thomasfritschi
- Current Project:
- First Person Documentary / Reserecting Lee Harvey Oswald
- Current Gig:
- findingoswalddocumentary.blogspot.com/
- Influences / Heroes:
- Chris Marker, Andrey Tarkovsky, Alan Berliner