Torben Bernhard

rdf:langString Torben Bernhard

rdf:langString Torben Bernhard

rdf:langString Torben Bernhard

rdf:langString film director, producer, cinematographer, rap artist

rdf:langString Torben Bernhard (born March 5, 1983) is an American documentary filmmaker and rap artist originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and currently residing in Orem, Utah. Bernhard has written and directed documentary films and has additionally worked as a producer and cinematographer. He is part of the film collective with his wife and frequent collaborator . Bernhard’s films include the feature-length documentary on polyartist Alex Caldiero entitled “,” which was an official selection at the 2010 Cinequest Film Festival. He and his cohorts created the documentary shorts , , and (co-directed with . These three shorts are among the five-part . The shorts were official selections at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival over three successive years, beginning with Tarkio Balloon in 2011, Boomtown in 2012, and Scavenger in 2013. Bernhard is a member of Kalamazoo, Michigan hip-hop group , which performed at Austin, Texas’ SXSW music festival in 2012. Well known for his violent reactions to life-sized animal character costumes, Torben has been banned from several major theme parks and Salt Lake City area Chuck-E-Cheese restaurants.