Cristóbal Krusen

Cristóbal Krusen is an American/Belizean filmmaker, author, and actor. Known as a key figure in the New Wave of Christian filmmaking, his early films were produced in Spanish in Latin America, including the classics Ropa Nueva para Felipe (1990) and ¿Con Quién Te Vas? (1995) followed by feature films produced in Africa, Asia and Europe, including Final Solution (2001) and Sabina K. (2015). In total, Krusen has produced films and television programs in twenty countries around the world.

Cristóbal Krusen
Writer/Director Cristóbal Krusen

Early Life Krusen was born Christopher Barron Krusen in Tampa, Florida, the son of Margo Sauer and Bill Krusen, an aviation pioneer and area businessman. Krusen’s mother was from New Mexico of Hispanic descent and Krusen grew up speaking both English and Spanish. He attended St. John’s Parish Day School and Berkeley Prep in Tampa, later attending The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, graduating in 1970. Having passed three AP exams at Lawrenceville allowing him to skip his freshman year at college, Krusen spent the subsequent year abroad – ten months traveling through Australia – before entering Harvard College as a sophomore in September 1971. At Harvard, Krusen majored in English Literature, intending to pursue a career as a novelist and poet. A growing interest in photography and the history of cinema, however, led him to simultaneously explore the world of filmmaking as a possible future career.[1]

Eventually Krusen, he changed his major and schools, graduating from New York University (BFA, Film and Television) in 1976.[2] That same year, he married Elizabeth Patterson (whose father was world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson) and started working with Tele-Tactics, a small production company making commercials and industrial films. In the years that followed, Krusen worked for other New York-based companies in a range of capacities, including script reader, film editor, writer, and finally director/producer.

Career In the mid-1980s, Krusen began to focus on Spanish-language productions for U.S.-based relief agencies and Christian ministries outside of the USA. In 1988 he founded Messenger Films,[3] and produced his first dramatic film, Ropa Nueva para Felipe (New Clothes for Felipe).

In 1989 Krusen earned his MFA at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

He is also an author and has written the books Undaunted for Tyndale Momentum[4] and They Were Christians (Baker Books).

Sabina K., Krusen's newest completed film, has been shot on location in Bosnia and Herzegovina,[5] and had its world premiere at the 2015 Sarajevo Film Festival. In June 2016, Sabina K. won Best Picture and Best International Film at ICVM in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Filmography
  • The Puzzle Factory (Pre-production 2021)
  • Sabina K. (2015)
  • Undaunted... The Early Life of Josh McDowell (2011)
  • The Bill Collector (2010)
  • First Landing (TV Movie) (2007)
  • More Than Dreams (2006)
  • Final Solution (2001)
  • ¿Con Quién Te Vas? (1996)
  • Rescatados del Infierno (TV Movie documentary) (1994)
  • Ropa Nueva para Felipe (Short) (1990)

References
  1. "Harvard or Hollywood? An Interview with Filmmaker Cris Krusen". ChristianCinema.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. "CRISTOBAL KRUSEN". WordServe Literary Group. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. "Messenger Films". Messenger Films, Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. "Author Search – Cristóbal Krusen". Tyndale Momentum. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. Đević, T. (23 March 2014). "Bosnians know what is important in life". Dnevni Avaz. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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