Ole Tangen (Producer/Reporter)

Originally from New Jersey, Tangen received his B.A. from St. Michael’s College in Vermont and his M.A. in Visual and Media Arts from Emerson College in Boston. Out of college, Tangen began his career as a newspaper reporter and editor in the US and Europe. His first job in documentary production was as a production assistant in Brussels, producing short documentaries for and about the European Union.

After seeing an article about the Cape Wind Project, Tangen decided to document the story and was granted complete access by both sides of the debate. In January 2002, Wind Over Water received the GIVE Award, a $5,000 grant from Emerson College to complete the documentary. This is Tangen’s first full-length documentary project.

For Tangen the visual medium is most powerful form of media. Today with current video technology and the Internet, making compelling visual media is within reach of freelancers and independent producers.

For Wind Over Water, Tangen produced, shot, wrote and edited this film all with his own equipment, something that would have been impossible five years ago. Tangen hopes to continue to take advantage of this new accessibility by using his camera and laptop to tell other stories not being covered by traditional media outlets.

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Tangen is also available for screenings and conferences to discuss the making of his film and the Cape Wind debate. If interested feel free to contact the director at: