People and Leadership - The International Freedom Center

Biography

Peter Kunhardt
Co-founder, Creative Director

Peter Kunhardt, a leading documentary film-maker, is co-founder (with Tom Bernstein) and creative director of the International Freedom Center. He was a producer and director of the PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" (2003), which served as one of the inspirations for the creation of The International Freedom Center.

Mr. Kunhardt founded Kunhardt Productions with his father, Philip Kunhardt, Jr., and his brother, Philip Kunhardt, III, in 1987. Kunhardt Productions has been retained to develop the content for the International Freedom Center under Peter Kunhardt’s leadership. As creative director of the Center, Peter Kunhardt is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of content development for the Center. Mr. Kunhardt reports to Mr. Bernstein and works closely with Richard Tofel, president and chief operating officer of the Center.

Before founding Kunhardt Productions, Mr. Kunhardt worked for 10 years at ABC News. He is the winner of three national television Emmy Awards, including for "JFK: In His Own Words" (1988). He is co-author of the book "Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography" (1992) and served as producer and director of the ABC mini-series "Lincoln". He co-produced a ten-hour series for PBS, "The American President" (1999). In 2003 he served as an executive producer for In Memoriam, a one hour co-production with HBO and Brad Grey Television recounting how Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his staff coped with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Mr. Kunhardt lives in Chappaqua, New York with his wife, Suzy, and their four children.

"We promise this—we will dedicate ourselves to building an institution grounded in passion, excellence and integrity. And if we do our job well, we will leave a powerful legacy to our children and future generations."
- Tom A. Bernstein and Peter W. Kunhardt, Co-Founders, The International Freedom Center

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