Tonje Hessen Schei
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Tonje Hessen Schei | |
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 Hessen Schei photographed by Marte Garmann in 2022 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Occupations | 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 take on 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 on 20 March 2023 at the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3] The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on 8 October 2023.[4]
Hessen Schei also directed iHUMAN, a film about artificial intelligence, power and social control.[5] It premiered at the IDFA in 2019 with sold-out theaters and a Doc Talk with Edward Snowden.[6] iHUMAN won Best Norwegian Documentary at HUMAN International Documentary Film Festival in 2020.[7] The film also had 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 about the secret CIA drone warfare program, premiered in 2015.[11]
