birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
bismarck , north dakota , usa 5 may 1957 ronnie cramer
 ronnie cramer producer , film director , writer
ronnie cramer

ronnie cramer -lrb- born may 5 , 1957 -rrb- is an american artist , composer and filmmaker .
born in bismarck , north dakota , cramer currently lives and works in denver , colorado .
during the 1980s he produced watercolor paintings , video installations and played guitar in several rock bands , most notably alarming trends , the subject and title of his first film -lrb- 1987 -rrb- .
cramer 's musical compositions include an award-winning score for the fritz lang sci-fi classic metropolis -lrb- 1927 film -rrb- .
as a director , cramer gained national attention with his film `` even hitler had a girlfriend '' , a 1991 black comedy which was named `` best drive-in movie of the year '' by cult critic joe bob briggs .
cramer 's first documentary film was `` highway amazon '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , which told the story of christine fetzer , a female body builder who travels the country wrestling men in hotel rooms .
the film was named best documentary at the humboldt film festival and has won other similar awards .
cramer 's multimedia piece `` pillow girl '' combined traditional film techniques with pulp imagery and experimental music .
it has been screened at over 150 film festivals worldwide and was named `` best experimental work '' at several events , including the miami short film festival , the route 66 film festival , and the big muddy film festival at southern illinois university .
cramer 's latest work includes the experimental films `` cantata in c major '' , `` mugs '' , `` sixty in 60 '' and `` living canvas '' .
