John Fiege is a director, cinematographer, and photographer whose films have played at the Cannes Film Festival, SXSW, Museum of Modern Art, and Hot Docs, among many others. His latest film, Above All Else, is a feature-length documentary about the Keystone XL pipeline that premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, with an international premiere at Hot Docs. The film won Best North American Documentary at the Global Visions Festival and a Special Jury Prize at the Dallas International Film Festival. Mississippi Chicken, his intimate portrait of immigrants working in the poultry industry, was nominated for a Gotham Award for “The Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.” Variously described as “immersive,” “saturated,” “patient,” and “precise,” his distinct cinematic approach translates the political into the personal. He recently photographed the 2014 Sundance documentary selection, No No: A Dockumentary. He holds a BA from Carleton College, an MS in cultural geography and environmental history from The Pennsylvania State University, and an MFA in film production from the University of Texas at Austin, where he has also worked as a lecturer.

                       

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

Above All Else (Director, Producer, D.P.), 95 min., 2014

No No: A Dockumentary (D.P.), Director: Jeffrey Radice, 2014

Slow Season (Director, Producer, D.P.), 6 min., 2014

The Least of These (D.P., Co-Producer), Directors: Clark Lyda & Jesse Lyda, 2009

Mississippi Chicken (Director, Producer, D.P., Editor), 82 min., 2007

Starry Night (D.P.), Director: Keun-Pyo Park, 2007

Blackout (D.P.), Director: June-Hak Lee, 2006

Jo FM (D.P.), Director: Jenn Garrison, 2005

Bebe (Director, Producer, D.P., Editor), 9 min., 2004           

Toaster (D.P.), Director: Javier Bonafont, 2004

Lifesize (D.P.), Director: Jane Jo, 2004

Rose La Rose and the Singing Bathroom (D.P.), Director: Toddy Burton, 2003

Breakin’ Away (D.P.), Director: Linden Dalecki, 2002

Casa Marianella (Director, Producer, D.P., Editor), 15 min., 2002

 

SELECTED FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Salt Spring Film Festival (Salt Spring Island, BC), 2016

UK Green Film Festival (London, UK), 2015

22th Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA), 2015

CNEX Documentary Film Festival (Taipei, Taiwan), 2015

Bergen International Film Festival (Bergen, Norway), 2015

Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival (São Paulo, Brazil), 2015

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, 2015

Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival (Gainesville, FL), 2015

RiverRun International Film Festival (Winston-Salem, NC), 2015

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (two films), 2015

College Town Film Festival Penn State, 2015

Princeton Environmental Film Festival, 2015

Irvine International Film Festival, 2015

Crossroads Festival for Documentary Film and Discourse (Graz, Austria), 2015

DIY FILM FEST (Warsaw, Poland/Minsk, Belarus), 2015

Sundance Film Festival, 2014 (as D.P.)

SXSW Film Festival, 2014

Hot Docs, 2014

Austin Film Festival, 2014

Global Visions Film Festival, 2014

Sarasota Film Festival, 2014

Cleveland International Film Festival, 2014

Minneapolis-St. Paul Film Festival, 2014

Atlanta Film Festival, 2014

IndieGrits Film Festival (Columbia, SC), 2014

Marfa Film Festival, 2014

Green Screens/Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, 2014

Portland EcoFilm Festival, 2014

Sidewalk Film Festival (Birmingham, AL), 2014

One World Film Festival (Ottawa, Canada), 2014

Thunder Bay Environmental Film Festival, 2014

North Bay Film Festival, 2014

Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2014

World Community Film Festival (British Columbia, Canada), 2014

SXSW Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

H.B.O. New York International Latino Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

Jacksonville Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

Maryland Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

Cine Las Americas Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

Washington D.C. International Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

CineSol Film Festival, 2009 (as D.P. & Co-Producer)

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, 2008

New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, 2008

Oxford Film Festival, 2008

African Diaspora Film Festival (NYC), 2007

Austin Film Festival, 2007

Providence Latin American Film Festival, 2007

H.B.O. New York International Latino Film Festival, 2007

Miami International Film Festival, 2007

Tribeca Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

San Francisco International Film Festival, 2006 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Boston Independent Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Newport Beach International Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Atlanta Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Cinequest Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Vail Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

True/False Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Gasparilla Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Ivy Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P)

LA Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P)

Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P)

Jeonju International Film Festival, 2007 (as D.P)

DC International Film Festival, 2005

Newport Beach Film Festival, 2005

Ojai Film Festival, 2005

Cannes Film Festival, Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, 2004

LA Shorts Film Festival, 2004

American Cinemateque Best of Kodak Student Showcase, 2004

University of Texas Hollywood Showcase at DGA Theatre, 2004

Cinematexas International Short Film Festival (work-in-progress), 2003

Cine Las Americas International Film Festival of the Americas, 2003

 

SELECTED SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Carleton College, 2015

Syracuse University, 2015

Franklin & Marshall College, 2015

University of Michigan, 2015

Florida International University, 2015

Rider University, 2015

UNCG Weatherspoon Art Museum, 2015

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2015

Western Washington University, 2015

Sun Moon Farms, New Hampshire, 2015

Tales from Planet Earth, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015

Cinema Politica, Montreal, 2015

Cinema East, Austin, 2014

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, E-Street Cinema, 2014

Bold Nebraska screening, Omaha, NE, 2014

Reel Earth Festival, Scottsbluff, NE, 2014

Earth Matters Film Series, Circle Cinema, Tulsa, OK, 2014

Sustainable Sunday Film Series, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Santa Fe, NM, 2014

Macalester College, 2014

Justice Film Festival, Baylor University, 2010

Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity & Dept. of Anthropology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2010

Su Casa & Cincinnati Interfaith Workers’ Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2010

Lutheran Ethics of Eating Leadership Training, Waco, TX, 2009

Tulane University Law School with La Alianza del Derecho and Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, for Human Rights Film Week, New Orleans, LA, 2009

Poultry People Power, UNC Chapel Hill, 2009

Economic Justice Coalition Labor Day Celebration, Athens, GA, 2008

Labor Notes Conference, Detroit, MI, 2008

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008

Fórum Universal de las Culturas Monterrey (UNESCO), 2007

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NYC, 2007

Make The Road By Walking, NYC, 2007

SEIU 32BJ Auditorium, NYC, 2007

Center for Community Change Staff Retreat, Miami, 2007

Miami Dade College, Homestead Campus, 2007

 

HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS

Artist Academy Fellow, Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York Film Festival, 2015

Bernstein Visiting Scholar and Alumnus-in-Residence, Carleton College, 2015

Texas Independent Film Award, Nominee, Houston Film Critics Society, 2014

Austin Film Society Grant, 2012, 2013, & 2014

Best North American Documentary, Global Visions Film Festival (Opening Night Film), 2014

Special Jury Prize, Silver Heart Award, Dallas International Film Festival, 2014

Documentary Film Fund Grant, Finalist, San Francisco Film Society, 2013

Open Call, Finalist, ITVS, 2013

Princess Grace Special Project Grant, Princess Grace Foundation, 2010

Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund Grant, Austin Film Society, 2004, 2007 & 2009

Gotham Award for “Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You,” Nominee, IFP, 2007

Best of Fest Short, Boston Underground Film Festival, 2006 (as D.P)

SeNefian Ace (Audience Award), Seoul Net Film Festival, 2006 (as D.P)

Audience Award, Documentary Feature, Austin Film Festival, 2006 (as D.P.—Austin section)

Best Documentary Feature, Honorable Mention, Austin Film Festival, 2006 (as D.P.—Austin section)

George H. Mitchell Award for Excellence in Graduate Research, Grand Prize, University Co-op/University of Texas at Austin, 2005

Carole Fielding Student Grant, University Film and Video Association, 2005

Hutchison Endowment Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, 2004-2005

Princess Grace Award, Graduate Film Scholarship, Princess Grace Foundation, 2004

Motion Picture Film Stock Grant, Kodak, 2004

Mentorship in Hollywood, International Cinematographer’s Guild, 2003

Eastman Scholarship, Kodak, 2003

Graduate Fellow, Smithsonian Institution, 1998

Graduate Fellowship (Honorable Mention), National Science Foundation, 1997

 

VISITING SPEAKER

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, 2015

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 2015

Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 2015

University of Texas at Austin, 2006-2014

One World Film Festival/SAW Video, Ottawa, Canada, 2014

Greenpeace USA, Washington, D.C., 2014

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2014

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2010

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1999

 

SELECTED FREELANCE & COMMISSION WORK

"Born on the Island" (Producer, Director, D.P.), Greenpeace USA, 2016

“Englewood” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2016

“Frontier Co-op” (Director, D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2016

“Don Clark” (Director, D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2016

"Torrent on the Blanco: Postcard from Wimberley, Texas" (Producer, Director, D.P.), Greenpeace USA, 2016

“Back to Kimmie’s” (D.P.), WBBC, 2015

“Binge Thinking” (Camera operator, Austin), MTV2, 2015

“Paypal – Partner/Merchant Video” (Camera operator), Paypal, Alchemy, 2015

"Faith & Climate Change" (Director, D.P.), Facebook, Future of StoryTelling, 2016

“Whole Foods Experts: Cathy Strange” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2015

“Councilman Rey Saldaña” (D.P., Field Producer, Editor), Alliance for Excellent Education, 2015

“Texas #PeoplesVeto” (D.P., Field Producer), Planned Parenthood, 2015

“Uncle Vic” (D.P.), Director: Jake Eide, 2015

“Summer Memories” (D.P., Co-Director), Whole Foods Market, 2015

“In the Cards” (D.P.), Director Jake Eide, 2015

“View from Austin” (D.P.), Seven Hills, 2015

Bright Shadow (Additional Footage), Director: Jesse Lyda, 2015

“Tender & True Pet Food” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2014

“Paul Qui: The Chef at Home” (D.P.), Brizo, Bon Appetit, Highway 93 Productions, 2014

“Rooster Teeth's Official RT Podcast Pizza!” (D.P.), Pizza Hut, Fullscreen, 2014

“Andrea Russett: INVADING PIZZA HUT HEADQUARTERS” (D.P.), Pizza Hut, Fullscreen, 2014

“There Goes the Motherhood” (Camera Operator—Austin) Bravo, Magical Elves, D&J Productions, 2014

“San Antonio Family School Community Partnership” (D.P.), United Way, New Media Mill, 2014

No No: A Dockumentary (D.P.), Director: Jeffrey Radice, 2014

“Dark Rye” (D.P.—Austin), Pivot, Whole Foods Market, 2014

“Refresh” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Broad Community Connections” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Earthlings” (D.P.—sections), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Cheesemonger” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Tiny Victories” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Portland Meat Collective” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Laura Sawicki: Pastry Chef” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Detroit is for Makers” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Matt Scullin” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2013

“Texas Voting Rights Act” (D.P.), Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, New Media Mill, 2013

“À Bout de Vin” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“PBS Kids Spot” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Anti-Defamation League” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Vino Vino” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Bee Cave Store Opening” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Supplier of the Year” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Whistler Hemloft” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Whole Body Make-up” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2012

“Kasasa Videos” (D.P.), Kasasa Online Bank, Laughing Cardinal Productions, 2012

“Are You Watching This?” (D.P.), Are You Watching This?, 2012

“Our Walmart” (D.P.), United Food and Commerial Workers Union, 2012

“FedEx + Me” (D.P.), FedEx, MTKG Inc., 2012

“Eco Machine” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2011

“Pack Healthy Lunches” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, The Container Store, 2011

“Whole Foods Market Wellness Club” (D.P.—Austin), Whole Foods Market, 2011

“Chicken Farm” (D.P.), Whole Foods Market, 2011

“Sunrise” (A-unit D.P.—Wichita), Prudential Insurance Co., Smuggler, 2011

“Tortured Under ‘Baby Doc’: A Former Political Prisoner Speaks Out” (Producer, Camera), The New York Times, 2011

“Nigeria/HIV Videos” (Producer), Sequence, 2011

NOW on PBS: “Fixing The Future” (Additional Camera), PBS special, 2010

“The Language Flagship: Creating Global Professionals” (D.P.—Austin section), Richfield Productions, Inc., 2010

“Chasing the Dream” (D.P.—L.A., Miami, Tucson), Service Employees International Union, 2009

The Least of These (D.P., Co-Producer), Directors: Clark Lyda & Jesse Lyda, 2009

“Chris Riley for Mayor” (D.P.), The Bear Media, 2009

“Drive the Change” (D.P.—several sections), Sabertec, Keep Austin Beautiful, Flow Nonfiction, 2009

“EG Justice Media Campaign” (Producer, Director, D.P.), EG Justice, Live Oak Collective, 2009

48 Hours Mystery: “In Too Deep” (Camera—Austin and Mexico), CBS, 2008

“El Ranchito” (Producer, Director, D.P.), El Ranchito Summer Camp, 2008

“Justice for All” (D.P.—Houston & NY sections), Service Employees International Union, 2008

Everyone Can Salsa (D.P., Editor), Jazzy Dance Company, 2008

Body of War (Additional Photography), Directors: Ellen Spiro & Phil Donahue, 2007                  

Inside the Circle (Additional Footage), Director: Marcy Garriott, 2007

Jorge Washington (D.P.—2007 section) Director: Debbie Haber, 2007

Fit (D.P.), Director: Kim Ngo, 2007

Texas Redistricting (D.P.--selected interviews), Directors: Shaune Kolber & Allegra McCoy, 2007

Meet the Bulldogs (D.P.), MTV, 2006

“All of Me” (D.P.), Director: René Pinnell, 2006

The Third Monday in October (D.P.--Austin section), Director: Vanessa Roth, 2006

Starry Night (D.P.), Director: Keun-Pyo Park, 2007

Kick the Oil Habit: Road Trip (D.P., Field Producer, Co-Editor), Center for American Progress, New Media Mill, 2006

Blackout (D.P.), Director: June-Hak Lee, 2006

Willie Nelson: Songs for Tsunami Relief - From Austin to South Asia (Additional Camera--Willie’s Ranch), Directors: Bryant Jackson and Mark Seliger, 2005

Jo FM (D.P.), Director: Jenn Garrison, 2005

“Renew the Voting Rights Act” (D.P., Field Producer), Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, New Media Mill, 2005

“Nosotros Somos Seres Humanos: Latin American Poultry Workers Share their Stories from Mississippi” (D.P., Field Producer), Mississippi Poultry Workers’ Center, 2004

Toaster (D.P.), Director: Javier Bonafont, 2004

Lifesize (D.P.), Director: Jane Jo, 2004

Rose La Rose and the Singing Bathroom (D.P.), Director: Toddy Burton, 2003

Breakin’ Away (D.P.), Director: Linden Dalecki, 2002

“Public vs. Private Services” (D.P., Field Producer, Editor), The World Bank, 2002

E! True Hollywood Story: “Gallagher” (Field Producer), E! Entertainment Television, 2001

“Hudson River Stories” (D.P., Editor), W. Alton Jones Foundation, CameraOne, 2001

The Poet, the Bachelor and the Dame on the Horse (D.P.), Director: Quentin Kelly, 2001

“Taxi Drivers” (Camera—part of Washington, D.C., section), Discovery Channel, CBS Productions, 2000

                                               

PUBLICATIONS

Orion. “Oil & Grit: At the frontlines of the fight against fossil fuel infrastructure.” February 2016. Photographs by John Fiege. Text by Bonnie Nadzam.

Scratching Out a Living: Latinos, Race, and Work in the Deep South (California Series in Public Anthropology). (Photographs by John Fiege) 2016. Stuesse, Angela.

Boston Review. “Blockade.” November/December 2015. Photographs by John Fiege. Text by Bonnie Nadzam.

Huffington Post. “The Choice That Will Define Obama’s Environmental Legacy.” February 19, 2014. Fiege, John.

Huffington Post. “How the Keystone XL Pipeline Has Become Too Big to Approve.” May 17, 2013. Fiege, John.

Indian Country Today. “Obama mentions tribes as part of oil spill restoration; chief testifies on mess.” (Photographs by John Fiege) June 18, 2010. Capriccioso, Rob.

 

PANELS, JURIES, & COMMITTEES

Panelist, “Everyone’s a Filmmaker,” College Town Film Festival Penn State, 2015

Panelist, “The Art of Political Docs,” Hot Docs: Canadian International Documentary Festival, moderator: AJ Schnack, 2014

Panelist, “Navigating Partnerships: Film and Advocacy” SXSW Film & Interactive Festival, 2014 

Panelist, “Conversations in Film: Making Your Feature Film,” Austin Film Festival, Austin, Texas, 2013

Panelist, “Films You Can Believe In: Documentaries In Action,” Students of the World Summit, Austin, Texas, moderator: Janet Pierson, 2011

Docs-in-Progress Steering Committee, Austin Film Society, 2005-2011

Narrative Feature Competition Juror, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, 2009

Panelist, “Hey - You Got Your p2 In My Redcode!” SXSW Film & Interactive Festival, 2009        

Panelist, “IFP Industry Connect: Gotham Awards Nominees for ‘Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You,’” Soho House, New York City, moderator: Scott Macaulay, 2007

Student Representative to the Faculty, University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, 2002-2005

Student Representative to the Faculty Search Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, 2003-2004

 

PRESS

CBC Ottawa. “Robert reviews Above All Else and the Maze Runner.” September 25, 2014. Fontaine, Robert.

Prairie Messenger. “Probing human fractures behind the energy boom.” September 24, 2014. Schmitz, Gerald.

Cinemablographer. “One World Film Fest Review: ‘Above All Else.’” September 24, 2014.

NewsChannel 8. “Above All Else.” August 27, 2014. Gwynn, Courtney.

Marfa Public Radio. “Talk At Ten Interview: Above All Else – The Keystone Pipeline Documentary.” July 3, 2014. Yoland, K.

Moyers & Company. “New Film Destroys TransCanada's Sunny Keystone PR Campaign.” May 20, 2014. Holland, Joshua.

CBC. “Edmonton AM: Julia Trigg Crawford – Above All Else.” May 9, 2014.

Global Edmonton. “News Hour Edmonton: Above All Else.” May 8, 2014.

CTV. “Alberta Primetime: Ripple Effects of Keystone XL.” May 8, 2014.

Global Television News. “Video: News Hour - Above All Else.” May 8, 2014. Jones, Shane.

Edmonton Journal. “Festival preview: Doc about Keystone pipeline Opens Global Visions Fest.” May 7, 2014. Griwkowsky, Fish.

We Got This Covered. “Above All Else Review: Hot Docs 2014.” May 3, 2014. Donaldson, Adam.

MSNBC. “Weekends with Alex Witt: Interview with John Fiege.” Apr. 12, 2014. Witt, Alex. 

Dallas Film Society. “‘Above All Else’ with John Fiege.” Apr. 5, 2014.

Dallas International Film Festival. “3 DIFF films showcase a Lone Star state of mind.” Apr. 2, 2014. Leo, Jessie.

Fort Worth Weekly. “Above the Pipeline.” Apr. 2, 2014. STATIC.

High Plains Reader. “Above All Else: Pipeline Storytelling in Film.” Apr. 1, 2014. Hennen, Chris.

Hollywood Reporter. “Above All Else: SXSW Review.” Mar. 20, 2014. DeFore, John.

KETR 88.9. “Filmmaker chronicles anti-Keystone XL pipeline movement in Texas.” Mar. 19, 2014. Buchele, Mose

Slug Magazine. “SXSW Review: Above All Else.” Mar. 17, 2014. Martin, Jimmy

The Austin Chronicle. “SXSW Film Review: Above All Else.” Mar. 11, 2014. Haupt, Melanie.

KUT News/State Impact Texas. “Filmmaker Chronicles Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Movement in Texas.” Mar. 10, 2014. Buchele, Mose.

KVUE-TV, Austin. “Documentary shows discontent for Keystone XL” (with Daryl Hannah). Mar. 10, 2014.

Culture and Media Institute. “South by South Left: SXSW Honors Chelsea Clinton, Assange, Snowden, Abortionist.” Mar 7, 2014. Marsh, Kristine.

Real Screen. “SXSW ’14: Doc trailer round-up.” Mar. 7, 2014. Ravindran, Manori.

IndieWire. “TOH!’s Ten Most Anticipated Films at SXSW.” Mar. 6, 2014. Hanna, Beth.

KOOP 91.7. “Interview, Part 1: John Fiege, director, Above All Else.” Feb. 27, 2014. Sims, Robert.

KOOP 91.7. “Interview, Part 2: John Fiege, director, Above All Else.” Feb. 27, 2014. Sims, Robert.

Slackerwood. “Austin at SXSW 2014: John Fiege, ‘Above All Else.’” Feb. 25, 2014. Stoddard, Elizabeth.

The Austin Chronicle. “Personal True Tales, Plus New and Returning Texas Legends at SXSW.” Jan. 30, 2014. Whittaker, Richard.

Slackerwood. “AFS Grants 2013: All the Details We Could Find (Part One).” Sept. 4, 2013. Kernion, Jette

Documentary. “Snagging Successfully: Online Portal Helps Filmmakers Find Their Audiences.” Winter 2010.  Krinsky, Tamara.

Slackerwood. “DVD Review: Mississippi Chicken.” June 2, 2009. Brown, Jenn.

Variety. “Mississippi Chicken.” Jan. 3, 2008. Scheib, Ronnie.

Exposé on Bill Moyers Journal. “Video Extra: Mississippi Chicken.” 2008. PBS.

Frecuencia Tec. “Punto de Referencia: Mississippi Chicken.” Dec. 10, 2007. Barragan Pérez, Cecilia.

IndieWIRE. “Five Films -- All Nominated for a Gotham Award -- That Are ‘Not Playing at a Theater Near You.’” Nov. 16, 2007. Voynar, Kim.     

Austinist. “AFF Preview: Documentary Features.” Oct. 12, 2007. Barbieri, Nick.

The Austin Chronicle. “Labor Intensive: John Fiege on ‘Mississippi Chicken’ and Anne Lewis on ‘Morristown.’” Oct. 5, 2007. Parsons, Spencer.

WBAI Radio. “Building Bridges: Interview with John Fiege and Anita Grabowski of Mississippi Chicken.” Aug. 6, 2007. Nash, Ken and Mimi Rosenberg.

The New York Times. “Mississippi Chicken.” 2007. Deming, Mark.

IndependentFilm.com. “VIDEO: Director of the documentary ‘Mississippi Chicken’ John Fiege.” March 13, 2007. Boutilier, Corey.

InCamera. “Super 8 mm put through the paces for documentary.” July, 2005. Kodak.

In Camera On Campus. “Eastman Scholarship Winners Complete Mentorship Week.” April, 2004. Kodak.

 

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Fine Arts, Radio-Television-Film, 2006

The Pennsylvania State University, Master of Science, Geography, 1999

Carleton College, Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts (Geology), Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997

School for International Training, College Semester Abroad, Madagascar: Ecology & Conservation, 1996