Richard Young (cinematographer)

Richard Young

A photograph of two smiling men looking at the viewer and standing in the middle of a dirt road next to three automobiles under a blue sky

Richard Young (left) and Robert Bilheimer (right) during the filming of Not My Life
Born October 17, 1939
Penfield, New York
Died December 15, 2010 (aged 71)
Nationality American
Citizenship United States
Occupation Cinematographer
Film director
Employer Eastman Kodak
Worldwide Documentaries
Notable work I'm Still Here
Not My Life

Richard Young (October 17, 1939 – December 15, 2010) was a cinematographer and film director who was born in Penfield, New York, United States.[1]

Life and work

As a cinematographer, he filmed several dozen films for Eastman Kodak.[2] He codirected the 1996 film I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia with Robert Bilheimer.[3] He was the director of the 1998 film Echoes from the Ancients.[4] He codirected and coproduced the 1999 film A Warrior in Two Worlds: The Life of Ely Parker with Ann Spurling.[5] He performed the cinematography for the 2003 documentary film A Closer Walk.[6]

Young died on December 15, 2010. The film Not My Life, for which he had served as cinematographer and co-director, was subsequently dedicated to him.[7] Bilheimer, who was the screenwriter, producer, and director of Not My Life, said that Young believed in the film far more than he himself did.[8] There was a tribute to Young shown before its screening at the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival.[9] A film reviewer at Post Magazine called Young "a legendary documentary cinematographer."[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Young (1939 - 2010)". Democrat and Chronicle. December 19, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Robert Bilheimer (2000). "A Closer Walk - Production Crew". The Body. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Echoes from the Ancients". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ Janice R. Welsch; J. Q. Adams (2005). Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 145. ISBN 0313319758.
  6. ↑ "A Closer Walk". Cinema Politica. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  7. ↑ Rhodes, p. 43.
  8. ↑ Rhodes, p. 52.
  9. ↑ "360 - 365 George Eastman House Film Festival to showcase 104 films from 21 countries April 27 - May 2". VisitRochester. March 30, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Technicolor-Postworks posts 'Not My Life'". Post Magazine. February 1, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

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