A Stitch for Time (1987)

Son of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Christo, who lives in Amagansett, NY, often travels to remote parts of the world with his cameras and journals to study and observe everything from botany to courtship rituals to bamboo architecture. It's easy to imagine him living in Africa in the style of Peter Beard -- in a simple hand-built lean-to filled with books and photographs. "Cyril's world view is not a Western view," said Jesse Nahan, an old friend. "As opposed to worrying about finance, business or pop culture, Cyril would prefer to commune with nature. He focuses on a simple way of living. It's him, his miso soup, some herbal tea, on his mat, reading a book of Rilke." In his work and conversations, Mr. Christo is incredibly ambitious, combining tales of Indian mystics and tribal dances in Bhutan with opinions on everything from Michael Jordan to why E-mail is taking the wonder out of modern life, often all in the same sentence. Author of five books of poetry, including The Whispering Veils, which accompanies photographs of ten of his father's most famous works. Christo is married to architect Marie Bender Wilkinson.  Nominated for Achievement in Documentary Features 1987: A STITCH FOR TIME - Producer (w. Barbara Herbich) 1 nomination