Andre Vltchek Explained

André Vltchek
Birth Date:29 December 1963
Birth Place:Leningrad, Soviet Union
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality:American

André Vltchek (Russian: Андре Влчек, pronounced as /ru/, December 29, 1963 – September 22, 2020) was a Soviet-born American political analyst, journalist, and a filmmaker.[1] [2] Vltchek was born in Leningrad but later became a naturalized U.S. citizen after being granted asylum there in his 20s.[3] [4] He lived in the United States, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Vietnam, Samoa, and Indonesia.[2]

Vltchek covered armed conflicts in Peru, Kashmir, Mexico, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Congo, India, South Africa, East Timor, Indonesia, Turkey, and the Middle East.[1] [2] [5] [6] He traveled to more than 140 countries,[3] [5] and wrote articles for Der Spiegel, Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, The Guardian, ABC News and the Czech Republic daily Lidové noviny.[2] [6] From 2004, Vltchek served as a senior fellow at the Oakland Institute.[6] [7]

Commenting on Vltchek's book Oceania, published in 2010, American linguist Noam Chomsky said that it evoked "the reality of the contemporary world" and that "He has also not failed to trace the painful — and particularly for the West, shameful realities to their historical roots".[5]

Biography

André Vltchek was born on December 29, 1963, in Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union.[8] His father was a Czech nuclear physicist and his mother a Russo-Chinese painter.[9] He was raised in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States.[10] Until his death, he was based in Asia and Africa.

On September 22, 2020, he died, seemingly in his sleep, whilst being chauffeured in his car in Istanbul, Turkey. While his death was initially deemed suspicious by the police, his wife later confirmed that he had been unwell and died from complications related to diabetes.[11] [12]

Documentaries

In 2004, he produced and directed a documentary film about the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, Terlena – Breaking of The Nation.[13] [2] [14] Right after a devastating earthquake that shook Chile in February 2010, Vltchek travelled to Chile and produced a documentary titled Chile Between Two Earthquakes.[15]

For UNESCO, Vltchek wrote and directed a film Tumaini about social collapse and devastation caused by HIV pandemic in communities around Lake Victoria in Kenya.[16] In 2012, he wrote and directed the documentary One Flew Over Dadaab to depict the 20-year long tragedy of Somali refugees in the largest refugee camps in the world (Dadaab, in Northern Kenya).[17] [18] [19]

In 2013, Vltchek produced and directed the documentary film Rwanda Gambit,[20] broadcast by Press TV. It aims at reversing the official narrative on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, exposing the Rwandan and Ugandan plunder of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on behalf of Western imperialism.

In March 2019, Vltchek was the keynote speaker for the "No to NATO and War — Yes to Peace and Progress" meeting and rally, held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada,[21] and interviewed on Regina Community Radio.[22]

Publications

Non-fiction and investigative journalism

Fiction

Vltchek was the author of several novels and plays.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: André Vltchek's 'Point of No Return' . . 2010-09-06 . 2016-08-17 . 2016-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422031402/http://www.france24.com/en/20100906-writer-andre-vltchek-point-of-non-return-journalist-photohrapher-eve-jackson . live .
  2. Web site: Getting to the Point of No Return: A Conversation with Andre Vltchek. Lila. Rajiva. Lila Rajiva. MRzine. 2006-01-30. 2017-01-04. 2016-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101172150/http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/rajiva300106.html. live.
  3. Web site: Freedom of speech has become a propaganda slogan: Andre Vltchek. Kourosh. Ziabari. 2012-09-05. Tehran Times. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155114/http://www.tehrantimes.com/world/101265-freedom-of-speech-has-become-a-propaganda-slogan-andre-vltchek. 2014-07-14.
  4. Web site: How I Became A Revolutionary And Internationalist:Andre Vltchek . Mathew . Binu . . December 4, 2018 . 2020-09-24.
  5. News: China offers vital alternative to West. Cheng. Guangjin. China Daily. 2011-10-12. 2016-04-02. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044402/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-10/12/content_13873914.htm. live.
  6. Web site: Vltchek. Andre . Aceh Abandoned: The Second Tsunami . . 2005-02-01 . Andre Vltchek, a Senior Fellow at the Oakland Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235617/https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/aceh-abandoned-second-tsunami-0 . 2017-01-04 .
  7. News: Author: Andre Vltchek . CNN Travel . Andre is also a Senior Fellow at The Oakland Institute. . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234436/http://travel.cnn.com/author/andre-vltchek/ . 2017-01-04.
  8. Vltchek. Andre . AndreVltchek. 29 December 2019. 1211104736981635072. Last night I landed in #Tokyo, and today I will travel home, to Central Japan. 29 December is my birthday. According to #Chinese calendar, 2020 is Year of Rat. It will be auspicious, but a tough year. We will have to fight for survival of our humanity. At the end, we will prevail!.
  9. Web site: Point de non-retour . Le Grand Soir . September 1, 2010 . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409074659/http://www.legrandsoir.info/Point-de-non-retour.html?var_mode=calcul . 2014-04-09.
  10. Book: Chomsky. Noam . Noam Chomsky. Vltchek. Andre . https://books.google.com/books?id=BspECgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1. Presentazione. Terrorismo occidentale. Ponte alle Grazie. 2015. 978-88-6833-466-6. Andre Vltchek è nato a Leningrado nel 1963 ed è cresciuto a Plzeň, in Cecoslovacchia, prima di trasferirsi a New York.. it.
  11. Web site: İstanbul'da Şüpheli Olay: ABD'li Gazeteci Andre Vltchek Aracında Ölü Bulundu. Suspect in Istanbul: American Journalist Andre Vltchek Found Dead in His Vehicle. Tamga Türk. 22 September 2020. 22 September 2020. tr. 22 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922203530/https://www.tamgaturk.com/haber/istanbulda-supheli-olay-abdli-gazeteci-andre-vltchek-aracinda-olu-bulundu-18043.html. live.
  12. News: Turkey probes death of American journalist Andre Vltchek. Associated Press. ABC News. 2020-09-22. 2020-09-22. 2020-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922203514/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkey-probes-death-american-journalist-andre-vltchek-73163914. live.
  13. Web site: Terlena: Breaking of a Nation Movie Synopsis and info. Tribute. 2020-09-22. 2019-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422034906/https://www.tribute.ca/movies/terlena-breaking-of-a-nation/14168/. live.
  14. Web site: Film Screening: "Terlena: Breaking of a Nation" – Director Q&As and Book Signing with Andre Vltchek . Facebook Events . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200923044803/https://www.facebook.com/events/253645201470442/ . 2020-09-23.
  15. Chile Between Two Earthquakes . Asia-Africa Kappa Productions . YouTube . April 17, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130154622/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2krn2JibS2s . 2018-01-30.
  16. Vltchek, Andre (Director). Tumaini . UNESCO / Asia-Africa Kappa Productions . YouTube . 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804170817/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEFUv730PuQ . 2016-08-04.
  17. 'One Flew Over Dadaab' Trailer. Asia-Africa Kappa Productions . YouTube . October 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415202410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va4ULssN87s . 2016-04-15.
  18. Web site: One Flew Over Dadaab . UNESCO . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105084524/http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Nairobi/pdf/Dadaab%20Refugee%20Camp.pdf . 2017-01-05.
  19. Web site: Film Screening: 'One Flew Over Dadaab', followed by discussion with film director, Andre Vltchek . Wherevent . January 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170105083803/http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Collective-Intelligence-Film-Screening-One-Flew-Over-Dadaab-followed-by-discussion-with-film-director-Andre-Vltchek . 2017-01-05.
  20. Vltchek, Andre (Director). Rwanda Gambit. Asia-Africa Kappa Productions . Vimeo. 2013 . 2019-01-29. 2019-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330185219/https://vimeo.com/ondemand/rwandagambit. live.
  21. Web site: Tarasoff . Koozma J. . No to NATO and War — Yes to Peace and Progress . Spirit-Wrestlers Blog . Blogger . March 3, 2019 . 6 April 2019 . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406193011/https://spirit-wrestlers.blogspot.com/2019/03/no-to-nato-and-war-yes-to-peace-and.html . live .
  22. Morgan . Dave . Listen Up! . 91.3FM CJTR Regina Community Radio . 6 April 2019 . April 2, 2019 . 11 a.m. – noon (minutes 25 to 54) . 2019-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406193013/http://cjtr.ca/podcasts/download.php?filename=2019-04-03_listenup-april2pod.mp3 . live .

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