Richard Young | |
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![]() Richard Young (left) and
Robert Bilheimer (right) during the filming of
Not My Life | |
Born | |
Died | December 15, 2010 | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) |
Cinematographer Film director |
Employer(s) |
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]
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]
Richard Young | |
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![]() Richard Young (left) and
Robert Bilheimer (right) during the filming of
Not My Life | |
Born | |
Died | December 15, 2010 | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) |
Cinematographer Film director |
Employer(s) |
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]
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]