Ebbe Gilbe

Ebbe Einar Gilbe (12 February 1940 – 29 April 2008) was a Swedish documentary filmer and director.^[1][2] He had previously worked as a gardener and psychiatric nurse in Vipeholm.^[2]

Ebbe Einar Gilbe
Born	(1940-02-12)12 February 1940
Died	29 April 2008(2008-04-29) (aged 68)
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Director

In 1970, he was employed at Sveriges Television. In 1988, he made the documentary called Så går ett år, about Sjöbo in Skåne, a municipality which during the duration of filming became known for holding a referendum to decide what to do with the refugees that came to the town.^[3][4] After twenty years at SVT Gilbe became a freelance filmer. In 1996 he made Liten mässa för svinen along with filmer Thomas Frantzén. In 1999, he completed a documentary series called I en annan värld that consisted of three films about autism called Tommy och katastrofen, Kennie och människovärdet and Fredrik och verkligheten.^[5]

His last film was Drömmen om det goda livet (2007) about the German vacation island Rügen.^[6]

Films

• 1981 Höst, snart vinter, Skåne 1980
• 1982 Mot bistrare tider
• 1988 Så går ett år – Tiden i Sjöbo
• 1992 En gång i Sverige
• 1994 Genom himlen över jorden
• 1996 Liten mässa för svinen
• 1997 Skärvor – dagar, år
• 1999 I en annan värld (Trilogi)
• 1999 Punktering
• 2002 Under cirkuskupolen (Det drömmar är gjorda av)
• 2007 Drömmen om det goda livet