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Karin Muller
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Born	June 8, 1965 (age 59)
Alma mater	Williams College (BA, 1987)

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Karin Muller (born June 8, 1965) is a Swiss-born author, filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer. She graduated from Williams College in 1987.^[1]

Career

Muller has spent the past twenty years traveling alone to remote cultures and conflict zones to bring home stories about people and places. She has published three books (Hitchhiking Vietnam, Along the Inca road, and Japanland), produced numerous international television documentary series, and is a frequent lecturer for the National Geographic Society and universities throughout the United States.

Her first expedition took her to the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Vietnam, which enabled her to produce a PBS television special, Hitchhiking Vietnam, and a companion book by Globe Pequot Press of the same name.

Her second expedition took her to the Inca Road, a four-thousand-mile trek from Quito, Ecuador to Santiago, Chile resulting in a 3-part television series, Along the Inca Road for National Geographic and a book published by the Adventure Press.

Muller's third adventure took her to Japan, where she lived with a pre-Buddhist mountain ascetic cult, joined a samurai-mounted archery team, and completed a 1,300-kilometer pilgrimage around Shikoku. This journey was published in Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa, as both a 4-hour documentary series and book. She took no camera crew or companions, or even much money, and went on foot and emerged profoundly changed and understanding more, but also realized as a "typical" American she could not really become Japanese.^[2]

In February 2013 PBS released Muller's documentary, Cuba's Secret Side.^[3] Part one, titled Under The Radar,^[4] looks at the results of the 1959 Communist Cuban revolution by examining the day-to-day life of a variety of Cuban citizens.

Part two of Cuba's Secret Side is titled The Truth Revealed. It delves into Cuba's unique religious combination of Catholicism and Santería. This part of the documentary also looks at spear fisherman and their home-made fishing tackle. The second part of the series ends with the examination of a large festival in the town of [?}. Light displays, fireworks and a float parade inspire both competition and cooperation in the local citizens.

Filmed over the course of three months, and without the supervision or permission of the Cuban government, Muller was detained by Cuban authorities over 12 times.^[5] The resulting documentary strives to be even-handed, documenting both the successes and failures of the Cuban government. Most remarkably, it details a Cuban humanitarian crisis that happened in the early 1990s only 90 miles from the shores of the United States.

In March, 2014, PBS released Muller's next documentary, Sudan's Secret Side.,^[6] documenting Muller's three-three month journey alone through Chad and Sudan. Muller explored the thriving Sudanese refugee camps, embedded with rebels and government soldiers, and filmed stories of nomadic goat herders and sultan's wedding ceremonies.

In May, 2016, Muller's current documentary, Egypt Beyond the Pyramids will premiere nationwide on public television. Muller spent 9 weeks in Egypt, living with Cairo's garbage collectors, Nile fishermen, and Bedouin nomads. She spent weeks in Tahrir Square covering the Morsi revolution, only to be severely injured by a mob in a remote village in the Nile Delta and flown back to the States for emergency surgery.

Muller lives in Ventura, California.

Non-profit activities

Muller has founded an educational organization named Take 2: The Student's Point of View whose mission is to help students develop global citizenship and leadership skills.^[7] Muller provides the raw footage used to create her international documentary series - along with comprehensive curricula - to schools throughout the USA and Canada. Students are encouraged to use the materials to create documentaries or short films and in the process, develop deeply personal connections with the local people whose stories they are telling. The first projects have involved footage from Sudan, Chad, and Cuba; 60 hours of footage were provided to schools, and a number of documentary programs have been completed.^[8] Approximately 180 schools have joined the project thus far.^[9] In-depth footage is available on a variety of topic, including Cuba, North Africa, and the Environment.

Filmography

2017: (Ongoing) Our Human Planet on YouTube^[10]
2016: Egypt Beyond the Pyramids: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
2014: Sudan's Secret Side: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
2013: Cuba's Secret Side: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
2006: Japanland: 4-hour public television series (filmed, written, edited, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
2001: Along the Inca Road: 3-part TV Mini-Series documentary for National Geographic (filmed, written, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
1997: Hitchhiking Vietnam: 1-hour PBS special (filmed, written, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)

References

^ "Karin Muller".
^ Karin Muller Rolf Potts July 2006 retrieved 23 October 2008
^ http://www.cubassecretside.com/ The Official Website For Cuba's Secret Side retrieved 13 September 2014
^ http://www.wgbhinternational.org/index.php?page=programs&pr_act=details&pid=996 WGBH PBS program details retrieved 13 September 2014
^ http://wlrn.org/post/cubas-secret-side-how-order-pizza-havana WLRN PBS program blog post by Daniel Rivero retrieved 13 September 2014
^ "Home". Sudanssecretside.com.
^ Take 2: The Student's Point of View homepage
^ Darfur atrocities move Nature Coast Technical High students to produce documentary Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, St. Petersburg Times, May 12, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2009
^ Participating schools map^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Our Human Planet - YouTube". YouTube.

External links

[1] "Karin Muller".

[2] Karin Muller Rolf Potts July 2006 retrieved 23 October 2008

[3] ttp://www.cubassecretside.com/ The Official Website For Cuba's Secret Side retrieved 13 September 2014

[4] ttp://www.wgbhinternational.org/index.php?page=programs&pr_act=details&pid=996 WGBH PBS program details retrieved 13 September 2014

[5] ttp://wlrn.org/post/cubas-secret-side-how-order-pizza-havana WLRN PBS program blog post by Daniel Rivero retrieved 13 September 2014

[6] "Home". Sudanssecretside.com.

[7] Take 2: The Student's Point of View homepage

[8] Darfur atrocities move Nature Coast Technical High students to produce documentary Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, St. Petersburg Times, May 12, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2009

[9] Participating schools map^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[10] "Our Human Planet - YouTube". YouTube.

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+{{notability|Bio|date=April 2019}}
 <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Karin Muller 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Karin Muller]] -->
+'''Karin Muller''' (born June 8, 1965) is a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-born author, filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer. She graduated from [[Williams College]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karin Muller|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ourhumanplanet/}}</ref>
+{{Infobox person
-'''Karin Muller''' (born June 8, 1965) is a [[Swiss]]-born author, filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer. Muller set out in the 1990s to travel the world's historic highways. She is an expert lecturer on Japan for the [[National Geographic Society]], has been featured on [[National Public Radio]] and [[Minnesota Public Radio]]'s [[Marketplace (radio program)|Marketplace]], and her writing appears in [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] and [[Traveler (magazine)|Traveler]] magazines.
+| name = Karin Muller
+| image = Karin Muller.jpg
+| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|06|08}}
+| alma_mater = [[Williams College]] (BA, 1987)
+}}
+==Career==
+Muller has spent the past twenty years traveling alone to remote cultures and conflict zones to bring home stories about people and places. She has published three books (Hitchhiking Vietnam, Along the Inca road, and Japanland), produced numerous international television documentary series, and is a frequent lecturer for the [[National Geographic Society]] and universities throughout the United States.
 Her first expedition took her to the [[Ho Chi Minh Trail]] in [[Vietnam]], which enabled her to produce a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] television special, [[Hitchhiking Vietnam]], and a companion book by [[Globe Pequot Press]] of the same name.
-Her second expedition took her to the [[Inca Empire|Inca Road]], a four-thousand-mile trek from [[Quito, Ecuador]] to [[Santiago, Chile]] resulting in a television series, ''[[Along the Inca Road]]'' for National Geographic and a book published by the [[Adventure Press]].
+Her second expedition took her to the [[Inca Empire|Inca Road]], a four-thousand-mile trek from [[Quito, Ecuador]] to [[Santiago, Chile]] resulting in a 3-part television series, ''[[Along the Inca Road]]'' for ''National Geographic'' and a book published by the [[Adventure Press]].
-Muller's third adventure took her to [[Japan]], where she lived with a pre-[[Buddhist]] mountain [[Yamabushi|ascetic cult]], joined a [[samurai]]-mounted [[archery]] team, and completed a [[Shikoku Pilgrimage|1,300-kilometer pilgrimage]] around [[Shikoku]]. This journey was published in ''[[Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa]]'', as both a documentary series and book. She took no camera crew or companions, or even much money, and went on foot and emerged profoundly changed and understanding more, but also realized as a "typical" American she could not really become Japanese.<ref>[http://www.rolfpotts.com/writers/index.php?writer=Karin+Muller Karin Muller] Rolf Potts July 2006 retrieved 23 October 2008</ref>
+Muller's third adventure took her to [[Japan]], where she lived with a pre-[[Buddhist]] mountain [[Yamabushi|ascetic cult]], joined a [[samurai]]-mounted [[archery]] team, and completed a [[Shikoku Pilgrimage|1,300-kilometer pilgrimage]] around [[Shikoku]]. This journey was published in ''[[Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa]]'', as both a 4-hour documentary series and book. She took no camera crew or companions, or even much money, and went on foot and emerged profoundly changed and understanding more, but also realized as a "typical" American she could not really become Japanese.<ref>[http://rolfpotts.com/karin-muller/ Karin Muller] Rolf Potts July 2006 retrieved 23 October 2008</ref>
-In February 2013 PBS released Muller's next documentary, [[Cuba's Secret Side]].<ref>[http://www.cubassecretside.com/] The Official Website For Cuba's Secret Side retrieved 13 September 2014</ref> Part one, titled ''Under The Radar'',<ref>[http://www.wgbhinternational.org/index.php?page=programs&pr_act=details&pid=996] WGBH PBS program details retrieved 13 September 2014</ref> looks at the results of the 1952 [[Communist]] [[Cuban revolution]] by examining the day-to-day life of a variety of Cuban citizens.
+In February 2013 PBS released Muller's documentary, [[Cuba's Secret Side]].<ref>http://www.cubassecretside.com/ The Official Website For Cuba's Secret Side retrieved 13 September 2014</ref> Part one, titled ''Under The Radar'',<ref>http://www.wgbhinternational.org/index.php?page=programs&pr_act=details&pid=996 WGBH PBS program details retrieved 13 September 2014</ref> looks at the results of the 1959 [[Communist]] [[Cuban revolution]] by examining the day-to-day life of a variety of Cuban citizens.
 Part two of ''Cuba's Secret Side'' is titled ''The Truth Revealed''. It delves into Cuba's unique religious combination of [[Catholicism]] and [[Santería]]. This part of the documentary also looks at spear fisherman and their home-made [[fishing tackle]]. The second part of the series ends with the examination of a large festival in the town of [?}. Light displays, fireworks and a float parade inspire both competition and cooperation in the local citizens.
-Filmed over the course of three months, and without the supervision or permission of the Cuban government, Muller was detained by Cuban authorities over 12 times.<ref>[http://wlrn.org/post/cubas-secret-side-how-order-pizza-havana] WLRN PBS program blog post by Daniel Rivero retrieved 13 September 2014</ref> The resulting documentary strives to be even-handed, documenting both the successes and failures of the Cuban government. Most remarkably, it details a Cuban humanitarian crisis that happened in the early 1990s only 90 miles from the shores of the United States.
+Filmed over the course of three months, and without the supervision or permission of the Cuban government, Muller was detained by Cuban authorities over 12 times.<ref>http://wlrn.org/post/cubas-secret-side-how-order-pizza-havana WLRN PBS program blog post by Daniel Rivero retrieved 13 September 2014</ref> The resulting documentary strives to be even-handed, documenting both the successes and failures of the Cuban government. Most remarkably, it details a Cuban humanitarian crisis that happened in the early 1990s only 90 miles from the shores of the United States.
+In March, 2014, PBS released Muller's next documentary, [[Sudan's Secret Side]].,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.Sudanssecretside.com/ |title=Home |website=Sudanssecretside.com}}</ref> documenting Muller's three-three month journey alone through Chad and Sudan.  Muller explored the thriving Sudanese refugee camps, embedded with rebels and government soldiers, and filmed stories of nomadic goat herders and sultan's wedding ceremonies.
-Muller lives in [[Ventura, California]].
+In May, 2016, Muller's current documentary, [[Egypt Beyond the Pyramids]] will premiere nationwide on public television.  Muller spent 9 weeks in Egypt, living with Cairo's garbage collectors, Nile fishermen, and Bedouin nomads.  She spent weeks in Tahrir Square covering the Morsi revolution, only to be severely injured by a mob in a remote village in the Nile Delta and flown back to the States for emergency surgery.
-Filmography
- Sudan's Secret Side (TV Mini-Series documentary)
+Muller lives in [[Ventura, California]].
-Cuba's Secret Side (TV Mini-Series documentary)
-Japanland (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
-- The Final Test (2006) ... (writer)
-- Suburban Samurai (2006) ... (writer)
-- Spiritland (2006) ... (writer)
-- Mountain Gods and Businessmen (2006) ... (writer)
-Along the Inca Road (TV Mini-Series documentary)
-Hitchhiking Vietnam: Letters from the Trail (TV Movie documentary)
 ==Non-profit activities==
-Muller has founded an educational organization named ''Take 2: The Student's Point of View'' whose mission is to help students develop global citizenship and leadership skills so that they can better understand the challenges faced by people in conflict regions around the world.<ref>[http://www.take2videos.org Take 2: The Student's Point of View] homepage</ref> Muller spends two to three months filming in various locales, then provides the raw footage to North American schools free of charge. Students are encouraged to use the footage and supporting documentation to create documentaries or short films reflecting the issues that they learn about while going through the footage. The first projects have involved footage from [[Darfur]]; 37 hours of footage were provided to schools, and a number of documentary programs have been completed.<ref>[http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/article1000079.ece Darfur atrocities move Nature Coast Technical High students to produce documentary], [[St. Petersburg Times]], May 12, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2009</ref> Approximately 40 schools have joined the project thus far.<ref>[http://www.take2videos.org/SCHOOLS/Schoolsmap.html Participating schools map]</ref> Footage to be supplied in 2009 will come from Sudan and Cuba.
+Muller has founded an educational organization named ''Take 2: The Student's Point of View'' whose mission is to help students develop global citizenship and leadership skills.<ref>[http://www.take2videos.org Take 2: The Student's Point of View] homepage</ref> Muller provides the raw footage used to create her international documentary series - along with comprehensive curricula - to schools throughout the USA and Canada. Students are encouraged to use the materials to create documentaries or short films and in the process, develop deeply personal connections with the local people whose stories they are telling. The first projects have involved footage from [[Sudan, Chad, and Cuba]]; 60 hours of footage were provided to schools, and a number of documentary programs have been completed.<ref>[http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/article1000079.ece Darfur atrocities move Nature Coast Technical High students to produce documentary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045432/http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/article1000079.ece |date=2011-06-07 }}, [[St. Petersburg Times]], May 12, 2009. Accessed May 30, 2009</ref> Approximately 180 schools have joined the project thus far.<ref>[http://www.take2videos.org/SCHOOLS/Schoolsmap.html Participating schools map]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In-depth footage is available on a variety of topic, including Cuba, North Africa, and the Environment.
+== Filmography ==
+* 2017: (Ongoing) Our Human Planet on YouTube<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV66WD_CtYF1zxg__bUu0fg|title = Our Human Planet - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
+* 2016: Egypt Beyond the Pyramids: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
+* 2014: Sudan's Secret Side: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
+* 2013: Cuba's Secret Side: 2-hour documentary television series for public television (USA) and PBS Distribution (internationally)
+* 2006: Japanland: 4-hour public television series (filmed, written, edited, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
+* 2001: Along the Inca Road: 3-part TV Mini-Series documentary for National Geographic (filmed, written, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
+* 1997: Hitchhiking Vietnam: 1-hour PBS special (filmed, written, narrated, and produced by Karin Muller)
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.japanlandjourney.com/ PBS educational website on ''Japanland'' - Muller's latest documentary series]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090215173034/http://japanlandjourney.com/ PBS educational website on ''Japanland'' - Muller's latest documentary series]
-* [http://www.pbs.org/hitchhikingvietnam/ PBS-hosted site on Muller's one-hour PBS documentary on Vietnam]
+* [https://www.pbs.org/hitchhikingvietnam/ PBS-hosted site on Muller's one-hour PBS documentary on Vietnam]
-* [http://pdngallery.com/cobrand/nikonnet/ontheroad/karin_muller/ Photo essay on Japan by Muller for Nikon's magazine]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080629204838/http://pdngallery.com/cobrand/nikonnet/ontheroad/karin_muller/ Photo essay on Japan by Muller for Nikon's magazine]
-* [http://www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com/experts/117/detail/ Karin Muller's profile on National Geographic website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100403084732/http://www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com/experts/117/detail Karin Muller's profile on National Geographic website]
 * [http://www.japanlandonline.com/ website for purchasing Muller's books and documentary series]
 * [http://www.peacecorpswriters.org/pages/2005/0511/511talkmuller.html Interview by John Coyne]
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