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'''Aaron Ohlmann''' is an American filmmaker best known for his work for [[Netflix]] and [[VICE]], and producing the feature documentaries [[Viva Cuba Lib: Rap is War|Viva Cuba Libre]] and [[Here Is Always Somewhere Else]].<ref>https://nofilmschool.com/2016/12/aaron-ohlmann-viceland</ref>
'''Aaron Ohlmann''' is an American filmmaker best known for his work for [[Netflix]] and [[Vice (magazine)|Vice]], and producing the feature documentaries ''[[Viva Cuba Lib: Rap is War|Viva Cuba Libre]]'' and ''[[Here Is Always Somewhere Else]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nofilmschool.com/2016/12/aaron-ohlmann-viceland|title = Filming Abroad for VICELAND: 'Befriend Local Sex Workers and Cabbies'|date = January 3, 2017}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
===Television===
===Television===
In 2019 Ohlmann produced [[Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy]]<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9654082/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ql_1</ref>, a four part [[Netflix Original]] series that follows legendary comedy writer and director [[Larry Charles]] as he travels the world in search of humor in unusual, unexpected and dangerous places.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/20/larry-charles-dangerous-world-of-comedy-netflix-sick-joke-borat-seinfeld-curb-your-enthusiasm</ref>
In 2019 Ohlmann produced [[Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9654082/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ql_1|title = Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> a four part [[Netflix Original]] series that follows legendary comedy writer and director [[Larry Charles]] as he travels the world in search of humor in unusual, unexpected and dangerous places.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/20/larry-charles-dangerous-world-of-comedy-netflix-sick-joke-borat-seinfeld-curb-your-enthusiasm|title = Borat director Larry Charles: Why I asked terrorists to tell me a joke|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = February 20, 2019}}</ref>


Ohlmann has produced and directed television for [[VICE Media|VICE]], including episodes of [[Black Market with Michael K. Williams]] shot in Cameroon, Japan and China. In one of the episodes, he partnered with journalist [[Melanie Gouby]] to track poaching corridors from West Africa into Hong Kong.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6105364/?ref_=ttep_ep5</ref> He also worked as a producer on the HBO special: [[List of Vice episodes|VICE Special Report - A World in Disarray]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2272988/</ref>
Ohlmann has produced and directed television for [[VICE Media|VICE]], including episodes of [[Black Market with Michael K. Williams]] shot in Cameroon, Japan and China. In one of the episodes, he partnered with journalist [[Melanie Gouby]] to track poaching corridors from West Africa into Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6105364/?ref_=ttep_ep5|title=Poaching Pangolin|website=[[IMDb]]|date=September 13, 2016}}</ref> He also worked as a producer on the HBO special: [[List of Vice episodes|VICE Special Report - A World in Disarray]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2272988/|title=Aaron Ohlmann|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>


===Film===
===Film===
In Cuba he produced and edited [[Viva Cuba Lib: Rap is War]], a feature about the controversial hiphop duo [[:es:Los Aldeanos|Los Aldeanos]]. It was promoted by [[Amnesty International]] and received the DocU Award Nomination at [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam|IDFA]].<ref>https://www.journeyman.tv/film/6352</ref>
In Cuba he produced and edited [[Viva Cuba Lib: Rap is War]], a feature about the controversial hiphop duo {{ill|Los Aldeanos|es}}. It was promoted by [[Amnesty International]] and received the DocU Award Nomination at [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam|IDFA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.journeyman.tv/film/6352|title = Viva Cuba Libre}}</ref>


In Northern Iraq he directed the [[360-degree video|360° film]] ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFTAH1M8TWk The Call Center]'' featuring the recordings of refugees displaced by the war with ISIS. The making of this film was profiled by [[Good Worldwide|GOOD]] Magazine in the article ''In the Line of Fire''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.good.is/features/trauma-in-an-iraqi-war-zone|title=In The Line Of Fire|date=2017-04-19|work=GOOD Magazine|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> and in an interview with Ohlmann by Katie Wudel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.good.is/articles/behind-the-scenes-with-the-call-center-360-video|title=Inside ‘The Call Center’|date=2017-04-19|work=GOOD Magazine|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> The Badger Herald<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2016/10/18/qa-uw-alum-helps-those-who-have-run-out-of-options-tell-their-stories/|title=Q&A: UW alum travels the globe to film stories of those on the fringes|work=The Badger Herald|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-US}}</ref> and the blog NoFilmSchool have also written about his work for [[Vice Media|VICE]] and the [[United Nations]] in dangerous places.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nofilmschool.com/2016/12/aaron-ohlmann-viceland|title=Filming Abroad for VICELAND: 'Befriend Local Sex Workers and Cabbies'|date=2017-01-03|work=No Film School|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref>
In Northern Iraq he directed the [[360-degree video|360° film]] ''The Call Center'' featuring the recordings of refugees displaced by the war with ISIS. The making of this film was profiled by [[Good Worldwide|GOOD]] Magazine in the article ''In the Line of Fire''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.good.is/features/trauma-in-an-iraqi-war-zone|title=In The Line Of Fire|date=2017-04-19|work=GOOD Magazine|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> and in an interview with Ohlmann by Katie Wudel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.good.is/articles/behind-the-scenes-with-the-call-center-360-video|title=Inside 'The Call Center'|date=2017-04-19|work=GOOD Magazine|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref> The Badger Herald<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2016/10/18/qa-uw-alum-helps-those-who-have-run-out-of-options-tell-their-stories/|title=Q&A: UW alum travels the globe to film stories of those on the fringes|work=The Badger Herald|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-US}}</ref> and the blog NoFilmSchool have also written about his work for [[Vice Media|VICE]] and the [[United Nations]] in dangerous places.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nofilmschool.com/2016/12/aaron-ohlmann-viceland|title=Filming Abroad for VICELAND: 'Befriend Local Sex Workers and Cabbies'|date=2017-01-03|work=No Film School|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en}}</ref>


He spent a year working at the UN’s [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]], where he created [http://voicesofthetribunal.org/ an online archive] of interviews with people who worked for the United Nation's tribunal.<ref>http://www.badgerherald.com/artsetc/2016/10/18/qa-uw-alum-helps-those-who-have-run-out-of-options-tell-their-stories</ref>
He spent a year working at the UN's [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]], where he created an online archive of interviews with people who worked for the United Nation's tribunal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badgerherald.com/artsetc/2016/10/18/qa-uw-alum-helps-those-who-have-run-out-of-options-tell-their-stories|title = Q&A: UW alum travels the globe to film stories of those on the fringes|date = October 18, 2016}}</ref>


He has collaborated extensively with writer/director [[Rene Daalder]], with whom he produced, edited and shot ''[[Here Is Always Somewhere Else]],''<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Medaris |title=Smells like mystery: A Q&A with Aaron Ohlmann |url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=6276 |work=[[Isthmus (newspaper)|Isthmus]] |date=April 12, 2007 |accessdate=December 7, 2008 }}</ref> a documentary about artist [[Bas Jan Ader]]. This movie received a nomination for the [[Golden Calf (award)|Gouden Kalf]]. In 2005, Ohlmann was a resident artist at the [[Wexner Center for the Arts]] with Daalder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hereisalwayssomewhereelse.com/downloads/bja_info.pdf |title=Here Is Always Somewhere Else |accessdate=December 7, 2008 |work=hereisalwayssomewhereelse.com }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He has collaborated extensively with writer/director [[Rene Daalder]], with whom he produced, edited and shot ''[[Here Is Always Somewhere Else]],''<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Medaris |title=Smells like mystery: A Q&A with Aaron Ohlmann |url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=6276 |work=[[Isthmus (newspaper)|Isthmus]] |date=April 12, 2007 |access-date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref> a documentary about artist [[Bas Jan Ader]]. This movie received a nomination for the [[Golden Calf (award)|Gouden Kalf]]. In 2005, Ohlmann was a resident artist at the [[Wexner Center for the Arts]] with Daalder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hereisalwayssomewhereelse.com/downloads/bja_info.pdf |title=Here Is Always Somewhere Else |access-date=December 7, 2008 |work=hereisalwayssomewhereelse.com }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


===Music Videos===
===Music Videos===
Ohlmann produced music videos for the band [[Fol Chen]] for [[Asthmatic Kitty Records]]<ref>http://asthmatickitty.com/200-words-new-video-from-fol-chen/</ref>, the band [[YACHT]] for [[DFA Records]]<ref>https://teamyacht.com/blog/utopiadystopia-films-directed-by-rene-daalder/</ref>, LA electronic artist [https://soundcloud.com/happy-robots/ifumustdance Sinosa]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPwMBBmXsbc</ref>, Nigerian dancehall artist General Pype, and the experimental Chinese band White+.<ref>https://specialorder.co/General-Pype-Stand-Attention</ref>
Ohlmann produced music videos for the band [[Fol Chen]] for [[Asthmatic Kitty Records]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asthmatickitty.com/200-words-new-video-from-fol-chen/|title=200 Words: New Video from Fol Chen|date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> the band [[YACHT]] for [[DFA Records]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://teamyacht.com/blog/utopiadystopia-films-directed-by-rene-daalder/ |title=Yacht 🙃 Utopia and Dystopia Films |access-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226111342/https://teamyacht.com/blog/utopiadystopia-films-directed-by-rene-daalder/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> LA electronic artist Sinosa,<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/BPwMBBmXsbc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203225325/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPwMBBmXsbc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPwMBBmXsbc| title = SINOSA: If U Must Dance (Bot11) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Nigerian dancehall artist General Pype, and the experimental Chinese band White+.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://specialorder.co/General-Pype-Stand-Attention|title = General Pype: Stand Attention — Special Order}}</ref>


== Personal Life ==
== Personal life ==
Ohlmann graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Wisconsin Film Festival 2007 |url=http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/6170 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030517/http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/6170 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |work=[[The Daily Cardinal]] |date=April 12, 2007 |accessdate=December 7, 2008}}</ref> and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Ohlmann graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 2003<ref>{{cite news |title=Wisconsin Film Festival 2007 |url=http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/6170 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030517/http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/6170 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |work=[[The Daily Cardinal]] |date=April 12, 2007 |access-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> and currently lives in Los Angeles.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 16 July 2024

Aaron Ohlmann is an American filmmaker best known for his work for Netflix and Vice, and producing the feature documentaries Viva Cuba Libre and Here Is Always Somewhere Else.[1]

Career

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Television

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In 2019 Ohlmann produced Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy,[2] a four part Netflix Original series that follows legendary comedy writer and director Larry Charles as he travels the world in search of humor in unusual, unexpected and dangerous places.[3]

Ohlmann has produced and directed television for VICE, including episodes of Black Market with Michael K. Williams shot in Cameroon, Japan and China. In one of the episodes, he partnered with journalist Melanie Gouby to track poaching corridors from West Africa into Hong Kong.[4] He also worked as a producer on the HBO special: VICE Special Report - A World in Disarray.[5]

Film

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In Cuba he produced and edited Viva Cuba Lib: Rap is War, a feature about the controversial hiphop duo Los Aldeanos [es]. It was promoted by Amnesty International and received the DocU Award Nomination at IDFA.[6]

In Northern Iraq he directed the 360° film The Call Center featuring the recordings of refugees displaced by the war with ISIS. The making of this film was profiled by GOOD Magazine in the article In the Line of Fire[7] and in an interview with Ohlmann by Katie Wudel.[8] The Badger Herald[9] and the blog NoFilmSchool have also written about his work for VICE and the United Nations in dangerous places.[10]

He spent a year working at the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where he created an online archive of interviews with people who worked for the United Nation's tribunal.[11]

He has collaborated extensively with writer/director Rene Daalder, with whom he produced, edited and shot Here Is Always Somewhere Else,[12] a documentary about artist Bas Jan Ader. This movie received a nomination for the Gouden Kalf. In 2005, Ohlmann was a resident artist at the Wexner Center for the Arts with Daalder.[13]

Music Videos

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Ohlmann produced music videos for the band Fol Chen for Asthmatic Kitty Records,[14] the band YACHT for DFA Records,[15] LA electronic artist Sinosa,[16] Nigerian dancehall artist General Pype, and the experimental Chinese band White+.[17]

Personal life

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Ohlmann graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2003[18] and currently lives in Los Angeles.

References

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  1. ^ "Filming Abroad for VICELAND: 'Befriend Local Sex Workers and Cabbies'". January 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Borat director Larry Charles: Why I asked terrorists to tell me a joke". TheGuardian.com. February 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Poaching Pangolin". IMDb. September 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Aaron Ohlmann". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Viva Cuba Libre".
  7. ^ "In The Line Of Fire". GOOD Magazine. April 19, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Inside 'The Call Center'". GOOD Magazine. April 19, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Q&A: UW alum travels the globe to film stories of those on the fringes". The Badger Herald. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Filming Abroad for VICELAND: 'Befriend Local Sex Workers and Cabbies'". No Film School. January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "Q&A: UW alum travels the globe to film stories of those on the fringes". October 18, 2016.
  12. ^ Medaris, David (April 12, 2007). "Smells like mystery: A Q&A with Aaron Ohlmann". Isthmus. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  13. ^ "Here Is Always Somewhere Else" (PDF). hereisalwayssomewhereelse.com. Retrieved December 7, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "200 Words: New Video from Fol Chen". March 5, 2013.
  15. ^ "Yacht 🙃 Utopia and Dystopia Films". Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  16. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: SINOSA: If U Must Dance (Bot11). YouTube.
  17. ^ "General Pype: Stand Attention — Special Order".
  18. ^ "Wisconsin Film Festival 2007". The Daily Cardinal. April 12, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
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