| Tonje Hessen Schei | |
| Birth Date: | 1971 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Texas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Occupation: | Film producer, film director |
Tonje Hessen Schei is a Norwegian film director, producer and screenwriter[1] who has been making independent documentary films since 1996. Her films mostly takeon international issues that question systems of power.
Most recently, Hessen Schei directed Praying For Armageddon, a political thriller that investigates the dangerous consequences of the fusion between Evangelical Christianity and American politics.[2] The film's worldwide premiere took place in early 2023 at the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3] The film will have its U.S. premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 8, 2023.[4]
Hessen Schei also directed iHUMAN, a film on artificial intelligence, power and social control.[5] Itpremiered at IDFA in 2019 with sold-out theaters and a Doc Talk with Edward Snowden.[6] iHUMAN wonBest Norwegian Documentary at HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in 2020.[7] The film alsohad special high-level panel debates at Berlinale and Cannes [8] and was screened at the UN.[9] iHUMAN qualified for the Oscar run in 2020.[10]
Drone, a documentary Hessen Schei directed on the secret CIA drone warfare program premiered in 2015.[11]
| Film | Year | Director | Producer | Writer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||
| 2019 | |||||
| Privacy of Wounds | 2018 | ||||
| 2014 | |||||
| Play Again | 2010 | ||||
| Independent Intervention | 2006 |