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Michael Chanan(I)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Editor
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Michael Chanan was born in 1946 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Secret City (2012), The American Who Electrified Russia (2009) and Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Secret City (2012)
    Secret City
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2012
    The American Who Electrified Russia (2009)
    The American Who Electrified Russia
    • Director
    • 2009
    Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005)
    Detroit: Ruin of a City
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2005
    Interrupted Memory (2013)
    Interrupted Memory
    • Director
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Director

    • Money Puzzles (2016)
      Money Puzzles
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Interrupted Memory (2013)
      Interrupted Memory
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Secret City (2012)
      Secret City
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Chronicle of Protest
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Three Short Films About Chile (2011)
      Three Short Films About Chile
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The American Who Electrified Russia (2009)
      The American Who Electrified Russia
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005)
      Detroit: Ruin of a City
      6.7
      • co-director
      • 2005
    • Human Wrongs
      Video
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Dispatches (1987)
      Dispatches
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988
    • The Eleventh Hour (1982)
      The Eleventh Hour
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986
    • New Cinema of Latin America
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983
    • El Salvador: Portrait of a Liberated Zone
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Logic Lane
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1972
    • The Politics of Music
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1972
    • Watching Music
      Short
      • Director
      • 1971

    Producer

    • Money Puzzles (2016)
      Money Puzzles
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Interrupted Memory (2013)
      Interrupted Memory
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Secret City (2012)
      Secret City
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Three Short Films About Chile (2011)
      Three Short Films About Chile
      Video
      • producer
      • 2011
    • The American Who Electrified Russia (2009)
      The American Who Electrified Russia
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005)
      Detroit: Ruin of a City
      6.7
      • co-producer
      • 2005
    • Human Wrongs
      Video
      • producer
      • 2000
    • New Cinema of Latin America
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1983

    Editor

    • Money Puzzles (2016)
      Money Puzzles
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Interrupted Memory (2013)
      Interrupted Memory
      • Editor
      • 2013
    • Secret City (2012)
      Secret City
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Three Short Films About Chile (2011)
      Three Short Films About Chile
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2011
    • The American Who Electrified Russia (2009)
      The American Who Electrified Russia
      • Editor
      • 2009
    • Detroit: Ruin of a City (2005)
      Detroit: Ruin of a City
      6.7
      • Editor
      • 2005
    • El Salvador: Portrait of a Liberated Zone
      • Editor
      • 1981
    • A Place Called Ardoyne (1973)
      A Place Called Ardoyne
      8.7
      • Editor
      • 1973

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Born
      • 1946
      • London, England, UK
    • Other works
      "Outsiders: The Battle of Algiers and political cinema" article for Sight & Sound magazine.

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    • Trivia
      Brother of Noel Chanan.

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