Christian Blackwood

Christian Blackwood (July 7, 1942 – July 22, 1992) was an American film director and cinematographer.

He was initially a child actor, then a cinematographer acclaimed for his work in Charlotte Zwerin's Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. But his major work was as the director or producer of over 95 films, mostly documentaries, over a 30-year career.

Partial filmography as actor Murderers Among Us (1946) - Otto Brueckner (uncredited).

Partial filmography as director Summer in the City (1969) - street interviews of various characters on the Upper West Side in New York City. Juilliard (1971) - A visit in 1971 to the classrooms of the Juilliard School, the prominent music academy. Hollywood’s Musical Moods (1972) - a documentary about the composers who created the musical backgrounds for the movies of Hollywood’s “golden age”. Yesterday’s Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (1974) - history of American newsreel. Roger Corman: Hollywood’s Wild Angel (1978) - a look at the career of film director Roger Corman. Tapdancin’ (1980) - overview of art of tap dance. Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980) - a reminiscence about the days of Kings Theatre before it was closed in 1977. Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera (1981) - a visit with film director Sam Fuller on the set of his film White Dog. Edith Head (1981) - A light-hearted portrait of a Hollywood costume designer Edith Head. All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982) - a personal account of the life and career of Eartha Kitt, an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Aznavour: Breaking America (1984) - documents French singer Charles Aznavour as he moves his family from France to Los Angeles. Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis (1986) - A portrait of choreographers Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. Signed: Lino Brocka (1987) - a documentary on Philippine film director Lino Brocka. Motel (1989) - stories of three motels untouched by corporatism and their owners.