Bud(iman) Wichers (28) is a young, seasoned, independent documentary maker, camjo and sojo. He writes, edits, produces and reports, utilizing lightweight cameras. Wichers has reported on a number of different topics ranging from politics to popular culture and from terrorism to sporting events. Most recently, Wichers covered the war in Iraq, reporting from the northern cities of the country. 

He also conducted one-on-one interviews with numerous well-known artists, sport heroes and politicians. Wichers has reported extensively on major stories throughout Europe and around the world. His career spans print, radio and television. 

In 2000, Wichers filed reports on numerous world events, including the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague and the firework explosion in Enschede from the Netherlands. Additionally, he has covered a number of major stories, including NATO and Euro 2000 from Belgium and the historical U.S. 2000 Presidential elections from Florida. 

In 2001, Wichers reported from Israel and anchored the Israeli elections for BFM 106.1. He also covered the foot-and-mouth crisis, the Lockerbie Trial and the Slobodan Milosevic handover to the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.

Other significant stories Wichers has covered in 2001 are the attacks on the US from New York and the flood of Afghan refugees after the war.

His documentary 'Voices' aired in December 2002, covering the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He filed multiple reports from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nablus and Ramallah. Major stories he has covered from the Middle East are the siege of the Nativity church in Bethlehem, the 'Jenin raid' in 2002, the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba in 2003 and several suicide bombings inside Israel.

In 2003 Wichers filed on-the-scene reports on the 'Hutton Inquiry' from London. He also secured an interview with the late President Yasser Arafat of Palestine.

Wichers spent 5 months in Ramallah for his documentary 'Unspoken  Truth', documenting the hardships and bloodshed felt by both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film was shown in 2004 in the United States, Israel, Palestine, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. The documentary even got noticed by a New York Times movie critic.

Wichers also witnessed the Presidential handover in Indonesia, the trail against Al-Qaida suspect Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in Jakarta and the riots in Berlin in Germany in 2004. He was SBS6's correspondent on the Asian Tsunami in 2005, reporting from Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

Wichers has reported extensively on the continuing unrest in Northern Iraq. In March 2006, he completed a documentary about a young Dutch/ Iraqi girl. The film is titled 'Innocence, Interrupted: A Kirkuk story' ('De verstoorde onschuld'). An official release date is still to be determined. More information will soon follow.

In November 2006 Wichers secured an exclusive one-hour interview with Sybrand van Hulst, the head of the Dutch intelligence and security service. Earlier that month he covered Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania's state visit to the Netherlands.

Along the way, Wichers has shot and produced a heartwarming documentary titled 'Searching for Mama'. The film is about the search for his birth parents.