Jørgen Roos was a Danish documentary filmmaker and cinematographer, celebrated for his extensive work in documenting Greenlandic culture and the Arctic environment. He began his career in the 1940s and directed numerous documentaries that brought attention to the lives and traditions of Greenland's indigenous people. Roos's notable works include Nordatlantens folk (1956) and Angotee (1953), the latter winning the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His dedication to ethnographic filmmaking has been instrumental in preserving and showcasing Arctic cultures to a broader audience.
A Castle Within a Castle
(Director of Photography)
The Streamlined Pig
(Director)
Knud
(Director)
Knud
(Writer)
Eaten Horizons
(Director)
På besøg hos Kong Tingeling
(Director)
Escape
(Director)
A City Called Copenhagen
(Director)
Carl Th. Dreyer
(Director)
Andersen hos fotografen
(Director)
J.F. Willumsen
(Director)
Eaten Horizons
(Cinematography)
Oslo
(Director)
Richard Mortensen's Motion Picture
(Director)
The Final Rejection of the Request for a Kiss
(Director)
And Who but I Should Be
(Screenplay)
And Who but I Should Be
(Director)
And Who but I Should Be
(Editor)
Are you Greenlandic?
(Editor)
Are you Greenlandic?
(Director)
They Caught the Ferry
(Editor)
They Caught the Ferry
(Director of Photography)
6-Day Race
(Director)
The Heart Thief
(Director of Photography)
The Heart Thief
(Director)
A Castle Within a Castle
(Director)
Somethin' About Scandinavia - As Told by a Danish Boy
(Editor)
Shakespeare og Kronborg
(Director)
Danish Design
(Editor)
Escape
(Cinematography)
Opus I
(Director)
J.F. Willumsen
(Writer)
Are you Greenlandic?
(Script)
Danish Design
(Director)
Danish Design
(Sound)
17 minutes Greenland
(Director)
Carl Th. Dreyer
(Script)
Carl Th. Dreyer
(Cinematography)
Carl Th. Dreyer
(Editor)
Carl Th. Dreyer
(Sound)