Biography
Sven A. Kirsten (born 27 August 1955 in Hamburg) is a German cinematographer and non-fiction writer. Sven A. Kirsten was born as the grandson of a Hamburg shipowner and son of a co-founder of the record label Europa He studied film in Berlin, became a camera assistant at the NDR at the age of 23 and emigrated to Los Angeles at the age of 25. He then worked for some time as an illuminator and shot several music videos as a cameraman. At the beginning of the 1990s he shot some Hollywood films with Mistress – The Lovers of Hollywood, Mask of Murder 2 (Doppelganger) and Playtime – games of passion. In recent years he has mainly worked as a cameraman for German television films.In addition to his professional work, Sven Kirsten became known as an "urban archaeologist" in the rediscovery of the Tiki style. He wrote two books on this topic, "The Book of Tiki" and "Tiki Modern", which gained widespread distribution especially in the USA and made Kirsten the recognized leading expert in the Tiki community.
Filmography
All 39
Movies 39
Director 2
Self 1

Bad Painter (2022)

Bosko and the Rebirth of Tiki (2020)

Kubanisch für Fortgeschrittene (2015)

Wir haben gar kein Auto (2012)

Heiratsschwindler küsst man nicht (2012)

Eine Liebe in St. Petersburg (2009)

Stürme in Afrika (2009)

Kleine Lüge für die Liebe (2008)

Zoogeflüster - Komm mir nicht ins Gehege! (2008)

Sommer mit Hausfreund (2005)

Mann gesucht, Liebe gefunden (2003)

Roommate Wanted (2002)

Love Crash (2002)

Ich kämpfe, solange du lebst (2001)

Heart of Stone (2001)

Dead Island: School's Out 2 (2001)

Die Traumprinzen (2000)

Nie mehr zweite Liga (2000)

School's Out (1999)

Liebe ist stärker als der Tod (1999)

Die Fremde in meiner Brust (1998)

Feindschaft (1998)

Die sieben Feuer des Todes (1997)

Adrenalin (1996)

Der Venusmörder (1996)

Beyond Desire (1995)

Play Time (1995)

Mörderische Zwillinge (1995)

Teresa's Tattoo (1994)

Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993)

Doppelganger (1993)

Mistress (1992)

Liquid Dreams (1991)

Small White House (1990)

Grottenolm (1985)

Hardbodies (1984)

Kortnergeschichten (1980)

Women in Rock (1980)

Punk in London (1977)
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Information
Known forCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1955-08-27 (67 years old)
Place of birthHamburg, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
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