born 1961 · United States · Cinematographer
Wally Pfister
Grounded, film-based realism in large-scale genre cinema.
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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1977 · UNITED STATES
Bradford Young
Low-light, underexposed images that honour darker skin tones.
- Born
- 1977
- Country
- United States
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2016Arrival
- 2014Selma
- 2012Middle of Nowhere
- 2019When They See Us
WHY THEY MATTER
First African American nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for Arrival; BAFTA and ASC nominations; ASC member since 2014.
THE LIFE
Young spent his early years in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved to Chicago at fifteen. He studied film at Howard University, where he was influenced by Haile Gerima. He shot Ava DuVernay's Middle of Nowhere and Selma, and the miniseries When They See Us. His work on Arrival made him the first African American nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
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