Torstein Grude
Torstein Grude (b. 1971) is a Norwegian writer, director, cinematographer and producer. He is a filmmaker devoted to the creation of documentary films with global reach and relevance. With a focus on truth-seeking, love, solidarity, decency, and peace, his projects tend to be both political and philosophical. The films often explore hybrid forms and unusual approaches to filmmaking that stimulate storytelling from rare viewpoints from marginalized or underrepresented peoples.
An Inward Path (2024, director, producer)
The New Greatness Case (2022, producer)
The Secret Lives of Pigs (2019, producer)
Mogadishu Soldier (2016, director, producer)
The Magnitsky Act – Behind the Scenes (2016, producer)
Inside Fur (2014, producer)
Love City Jalalabad (2013, producer)
Gulabi Gang (2012, producer)
Back to the Square (2012, producer)
Russian Lessons (2010, producer)
Discoveries of a Marionette (2009, producer)
Yodok Stories (2008, producer)
Belarusian Waltz (2007, producer)
On a Tightrope (2006, producer)
Other Documentary films with Grude’s involvement: Farming the Revolution (2024, co-producer), 5 Seasons of Revolution (2023, co-producer), Code Name Nagasaki (2021, executive producer), The Mole – Undercover in North Korea (2020, executive producer), Til Kingdom Come (2020, co-producer). Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019, executive producer), Raghu Rai – An unframed portrait (2017, co-producer), Forever Pure (2016, co-producer), Digital Dissidents (2015, co-producer), Snow Monkey (2015, executive producer). The Look of Silence (2014, co-producer), Pirate Bay AFK (2013, co-producer), The Act of Killing (2012, co-producer), Farewell Comrades! (2012, co-producer) and Dance of Outlaws (2012, co-producer).
