 According to interviews with NewEnglandFilm.com and the Boston Globe his academic background was as a journalist and archaeologist and he split his time among these disciplines until the mid-90s when he dedicated himself full-time to documentary production.According to IMDB Seufert also directed actress Julie Harris as voice talent in five documentary projects and directed CBS journalist Walter Cronkite in a 2005 documentary about the early wireless stations of radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi.As Cronkite's last project it was winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Gold Star Award.