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David Claessen | |
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 Claessen in 2019 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Notable work |
The Rosa Parks Story Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| Spouses | Karen Green
(
m. 1992;
div. 2002) |
| Website |
www |
David Claessen is a Dutch cinematographer and director.
Education
Claessen attended the Netherlands Film Academy ( Dutch: Nederlandse Filmacademie) in Amsterdam.
Films
In 1983, he shot Haute Mer, directed by French filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky. [1]
In 1997 Claessen met director Julie Dash. They have collaborated on four films together: including the award-winning The Rosa Parks Story, Love Song (2000), Brothers of the Borderland (2004), and Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2016). [2]
Personal life
In 1986, Claessen moved to the United States where he met Whoopi Goldberg during production of a documentary entitled Who Are They? They married in September 1986 and divorced two years later. [3]
References
- ^ "Sight & Sound". Vol. 53, no. 1. Winter 1983–1984.
- ^ "International Cinematographers Guild". Vol. 73, no. 2. February 2002. pp. 37–39.
- ^ Dibdin, Emma (9 July 2019). "O The Oprah Magazine". Oprah Magazine.
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David Claessen | |
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|
Claessen in 2019 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Notable work |
The Rosa Parks Story Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| Spouses | Karen Green
(
m. 1992;
div. 2002) |
| Website |
www |
David Claessen is a Dutch cinematographer and director.
Education
Claessen attended the Netherlands Film Academy ( Dutch: Nederlandse Filmacademie) in Amsterdam.
Films
In 1983, he shot Haute Mer, directed by French filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky. [1]
In 1997 Claessen met director Julie Dash. They have collaborated on four films together: including the award-winning The Rosa Parks Story, Love Song (2000), Brothers of the Borderland (2004), and Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2016). [2]
Personal life
In 1986, Claessen moved to the United States where he met Whoopi Goldberg during production of a documentary entitled Who Are They? They married in September 1986 and divorced two years later. [3]
References
- ^ "Sight & Sound". Vol. 53, no. 1. Winter 1983–1984.
- ^ "International Cinematographers Guild". Vol. 73, no. 2. February 2002. pp. 37–39.
- ^ Dibdin, Emma (9 July 2019). "O The Oprah Magazine". Oprah Magazine.
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