Victor Buhler

Victor Buhler (born February 1, 1972) is an American television and film director.[1]

He directed the documentary feature film Rikers High (2005),[2] about the school for teenage inmates in Rikers Island jail. It won the NY Loves Film Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.[3][4] He also directed The Beautiful Game,[5] a documentary feature film about the power of soccer in Africa that debuted at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2011. Buhler also directed and produced A Whole Lott More,[6] about employment for people with developmental disabilities. It was named an audience favorite at the 2013 HotDocs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[7]

Buhler’s directing TV credits include Sirens and Drugs Inc.[8][9] His short film Chaperone was nominated for a student Academy Award.[10]

References
  1. "Victor Buhler | Sayle Screen".
  2. "'Rikers High': Schooled Behind Bars".
  3. "Rikers High". 2005-05-27.
  4. "Rikers High | Tribeca Film Festival".
  5. "The Beautiful Game: Film Review".
  6. "One of the Most Surprising and Compelling Financial Crisis Docs Wasn't at Sundance, SXSW or Tribeca". 2013-05-29.
  7. "Hot Docs Wraps 20th Anniversary with Record-Breaking Audiences of 180,000". 2013-05-06.
  8. "Sirens, Channel 4".
  9. "Victor Buhler".
  10. "Nine nommed for student Oscar kudos". 2001-05-05.
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