Konrad Aderer

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Originally an actor, Konrad Aderer’s work as a documentary producer has focused on immigrants targeted by post-9/11 policies. His 2005 short RISING UP: THE ALAMS screened internationally and in the U.S. at venues including Brooklyn Academy of Music and the New York Museum of Modern Art’s Documentary Fortnight. By a twist of fate in August 2005, Konrad found himself in the direct path of Hurricane Katrina, an experience he documented in his first personal work, A CORNER OF HER EYE. Konrad’s most recent grants include a James Yee Fellowship from the Center for Asian American Media and a NYSCA grant, for his first feature documentary, ENEMY ALIEN, on the fight to free a Palestinian activist detained by Homeland Security, which will be completed in 2008. Konrad freelances as a field producer and videographer/editor for NGOs, corporations and nonprofits including USAID and the ACLU.

GRANTS/AWARDS
2007: New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) grant; A.J. Muste Institute grant; Puffin Foundation grant; Urban Arts Initiative/NYC grant. 2006: Center for Asian American Media (formerly NAATA) James Yee Fellowship. 2004: Rooftop Films Filmmaker Grant. 2003: Funding Exchange Media Distribution Grant; Manhattan Community Arts Fund grant; Cinevue Jury Award for Best Documentary (Life or Liberty); Finalist, ABC Talent Fellowship.