Ed Radtke

Ed Radtke is the writer, producer and director of three independent features, including the award-winning films Bottomland (1992) and The Dream Catcher (1999). The Dream Catcher garnered 11 awards at international film festivals and was released worldwide. His most recent feature The Speed of Life (2007) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a special jury prize. For over 30 years, he has served as a freelance writer, producer, assistant director and editor on countless projects including: features, documentaries, shorts, commercials and music videos. He is also the founder and facilitator of media making workshops nationwide for underserved groups including: at-risk youth, Native Americans, incarcerated men and women, Vietnam Veterans, victims of domestic violence, developmentally challenged adults, and elementary schoolchildren. He has taught filmmaking at the University of Texas at Austin, guest lectured at Columbia and NYU, is the recipient of two NEA production grants, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship. Ed Radtke co-wrote the feature script Aime Ton Pere, produced by Gérard Depardieu and starring Depardieu and his son, Guillame. The film was the official Swiss entry for Best Foreign Film consideration at the 2002 Academy Awards®. Ed Radtke is developing a number of feature projects and lives in Santa Fe, NM.