{{Short description|Swedish documentary filmer and director}} {{Orphan|date=February 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ebbe Einar Gilbe | image = Ebbe Gilbe - Malmö 1987.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by the blind and visually impaired's speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1940|2|12|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|4|29|1940|2|12|df=y}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Director | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Ebbe Einar Gilbe''' (12 February 1940 – 29 April 2008) was a Swedish documentary filmer and director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/dodsfall/ebbe-gilbe-dod/|title=Ebbe Gilbe död|work=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Dagens Nyheter">{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/ebbe-gilbe-ar-dod/|title=Ebbe Gilbe är död|date=2 May 2008|work=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref> He had previously worked as a gardener and psychiatric nurse in Vipeholm.<ref name="Dagens Nyheter"/>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagarettar.se/|title=Så går ett år – Tiden i Sjöbo|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheter24.se/filmtipset/film/sa-gar-ett-ar---tiden-i-sjobo.html|title=Så går ett år Tiden i Sjöbo|work=filmtipset.se|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/minnesord/ebbe-gilbe-respektfulla-filmer-om-utanforskap/|title=Ebbe Gilbe: Respektfulla filmer om utanförskap|work=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=16 March 2016|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324094328/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/minnesord/ebbe-gilbe-respektfulla-filmer-om-utanforskap/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
His last film was ''Drömmen om det goda livet'' (2007) about the German vacation island Rügen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyheter24.se/filmtipset/film/drommen-om-det-goda-livet.html|title=Drömmen om det goda livet|work=filmtipset.se|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref>
==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
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