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Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw (born December 14, 1979) is an American cinematographer. Biography Durald grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and is of Filipino descent on her mother's side and African-American Creole on her father's side. She attended Loyola Marymount University and studied art history. After graduating she worked in advertising and later as a camera assistant on films. She graduated from the AFI Conservatory's cinematography program in 2009. In 2022, she became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Durald is married to Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw; the couple has one son, Aedan. Filmography Film Documentary film Television Music video Awards *In 2014, ''Variety'' named her as one of ten "Cinematographers to Watch". *In 2014, ''Variety'' named her as one of the "Up Next" in their Below The Line Impact Report. *In 2014, ''Indiewire'' named her as one of the "On The Rise: Cinematographers To Watch". References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxnard, California
Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California, United States. On California's Central Coast (California), Central Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the List of largest California cities by population, 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It is at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, adjacent to agricultural fields with strawberries, lima beans and other vegetable crops. Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in Southern California, with Amtrak, Union Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific, Metrolink (California), Metrolink, Greyhound Lines, Greyhound, and Intercalifornias stopping there. It also has a small regional airport, Oxnard Airport (OXR). The town also has significant connections to the nearby oil fields Oxnard Oil Field and the West Montalvo Oil Field. The high density of oil, industry, and agricultural activities around the city, has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Forrest
Emma Forrest (born 26 December 1976) is an English film director, screenwriter and novelist. Early life Forrest was born in London, England, to a Jewish family. Her American mother, Judy Raines, was also a writer, mainly for British television, and her father is British. Journalism At age fifteen, Forrest wrote a story on Madonna for the ''London Evening Standard''. She left school to write her "Generation X" column for the ''Sunday Times'', writing about various britpop/ indie bands "on the road". The vanished Manic Street Preacher member Richey Edwards was the first person Forrest interviewed for the column. Forrest has worked for '' Vogue'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', '' Time Out'', ''The Guardian'', ''NME'' and ''Interview and Blackbook'', for whom she interviewed Snoop Dogg and Brad Pitt. In the autumn of 2011, she contributed an essay to the album '' Ceremonials'' by Florence and the Machine that was included in the CD booklet. Novels Forrest has written fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Jonze
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (), is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes films, commercials, music videos, skateboard videos and television. Jonze began his career as a teenager photographing BMX riders and skateboarding, skateboarders for ''Freestylin' Magazine'' and ''Transworld Skateboarding'', and co-founding the youth culture magazine ''Dirt (magazine), Dirt''. Moving into filmmaking, he began shooting street skateboarding films, including the influential ''Video Days'' (1991). Jonze co-founded the skateboard company Girl Skateboards in 1993 with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll (skateboarder), Mike Carroll. Jonze's filmmaking style made him an in-demand director of music videos for much of the 1990s, resulting in collaborations with R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, Ween, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Weezer, Björk, Fatlip, Arcade Fire and Kanye West. Jonze began his feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastie Boys Story
''Beastie Boys Story'' is a 2020 American live documentary film, directed, produced, and written by Spike Jonze, alongside Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz. It was filmed at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York and adapted from ''Beastie Boys Book'', a memoir of the Beastie Boys. Jonze reunited with Diamond and Horovitz for the project after having directed several music videos for them in the past, including "Sabotage" in 1994. It was scheduled to be released in a limited cinema release on April 3, 2020, followed by digital streaming on April 24, 2020, by Apple TV+. The limited cinema release was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cast * Michael Diamond as himself * Adam Horovitz as himself * Adam Yauch as himself (archival content) * Bill Hader as Crazy Shit Voice * Michael K. Williams as Bob Dylan * Ben Stiller, David Cross and Steve Buscemi as Audience Members Release ''Beastie Boys Story'' was scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malik Hassan Sayeed
Malik Hassan Sayeed is an American cinematographer, producer and director. He is known for his work on films such as Spike Lee's '' Clockers'' (1995) and ''He Got Game'' (1998), and the Hype Williams' film ''Belly'' (1998). Sayeed has also contributed to music videos including Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor", Kanye West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx, and Beyoncé's " Formation". He is set to serve as the cinematographer for Luca Guadagnino's upcoming film ''After the Hunt''. Education Sayeed graduated from Howard University in 1990 with a degree in Film Studies. Notably, he studied under leading member of the L.A. Rebellion, Haile Gerima. He also attended the Maine Photographic Workshops. Career Sayeed was a second unit director of photography on Stanley Kubrick's ''Eyes Wide Shut'' and Andrew Niccol's ''Gattaca'' and was the cinematographer for Hype Williams' ''Belly'' and Spike Lee's '' The Original Kings of Comedy'', ''Girl 6'', ''He Got Game'' and '' Clockers''. Sayeed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lol Crawley
Laurie "Lol" Crawley, B.S.C. (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) is an English cinematographer. He is known for his collaborations with director Brady Corbet on such films as '' The Childhood of a Leader'' (2015), ''Vox Lux'' (2018), and ''The Brutalist'' (2024), which earned him the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Cinematography. His other works also include ''Ballast'' (2008), ''Four Lions'' (2010), '' 45 Years'' (2015), '' The Humans'' (2020), and ''White Noise'' (2022) as well as the BBC Two series ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' (2011) and the Netflix series '' The OA'' (2016) and ''Black Mirror'' (2017). Career In 2013, Crawley shot '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'', which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and attracted critical attention for its cinematography. Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers. He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals, and also has been nominated for four Film Independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahlil Joseph (filmmaker)
Kahlil Davis, known professionally as Kahlil Joseph (born 1981), is an American filmmaker, music video director, and video artist. Joseph is known for creating "intellectually and emotionally dense short films" that center on the experience of African Americans in the United States. He was a 2017 Artadia Awardee. Early life Kahlil Joseph was born in Seattle, Washington in 1981. Joseph's father Keven Davis was a prominent sports and entertainment attorney, and his younger brother Noah Davis was a painter and museum curator. Joseph attended Loyola Marymount University but did not graduate. Joseph's own approach to filmmaking was influenced by his study of the work of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Thai director of experimental films. Career Joseph got his start in the entertainment industry working as an intern for a post-production house in Los Angeles. He later began working as a Production Assistant on a shoot for music video director Hype Williams. In 2012, Joseph wrote an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reflektor Tapes
''The Reflektor Tapes'' is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Kahlil Joseph about the making of the album '' Reflektor'' by the Canadian band Arcade Fire. It was shown in the TIFF Docs section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Release The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ... on 12 September 2015, in the TIFF Documentary section. The film will be released in the United States on 24 September 2015. To supplement the film, Arcade Fire also announced a deluxe edition of ''Reflektor'', which was released on 25 September. It featured the original recordings along with five unreleased songs on a cassette-only format. References External links * 2015 films 2015 documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Showgirl
''The Last Showgirl'' is a 2024 American drama film directed by Gia Coppola and written by Kate Gersten. It stars Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, and Kiernan Shipka. Its plot focuses on a middle-aged Las Vegas showgirl who is faced with an uncertain future after learning that the revue she has performed in for three decades is scheduled to close. The screenplay was adapted by Gersten from her own play, ''Body of Work'', which she based on her visits to the '' Jubilee!'' show shortly before its closure in 2016. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 13, before expanding on January 10, 2025. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with Anderson garnering critical praise. Anderson received nominations for Best Actress at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards and the 31st SAG Awards while Curtis received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler (born May 23, 1986) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is a recipient of ten NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award. He made his feature-length debut with the independent film ''Fruitvale Station (film), Fruitvale Station'' (2013) before transitioning to directing and writing franchise films such as the Rocky (franchise), ''Rocky'' series spinoff, ''Creed (film), Creed'' (2015) as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel films ''Black Panther (film), Black Panther'' (2018), and ''Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' (2022). Coogler has also produced the historical drama ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' (2021) and wrote and directed the supernatural horror film ''Sinners (2025 film), Sinners'' (2025). In 2013, he was included on ''Time (magazine), Time'''s list of the 30 people under 30 who are changing the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainstream (film)
''Mainstream'' is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Gia Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Stuart. It stars Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Johnny Knoxville and Jason Schwartzman. Set in West Hollywood, California, the film follows struggling young filmmaker Frankie (Hawke) who achieves success after meeting up with Link (Garfield), a strange and bold man living off the grid. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2020. It was released on May 7, 2021, by IFC Films. The film received negative reviews from critics. Plot Frankie is a young filmmaker living in West Hollywood. Having dropped out of school to pursue her dreams of making art, she is working a thankless job bartending with her friend Jake and has no clear vision of her goals other than creating a struggling YouTube channel. One day she encounters Link, an eccentric young man working as a costumed mascot in a mall. When Frankie claims to have been filming a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ry Russo-Young
Ry Russo-Young (born November 16, 1981) is an American filmmaker and producer, originally from New York City. Her early independent work has been associated with the mumblecore genre, though she has gone on to direct the wide release features '' Before I Fall'' (2017) and ''The Sun Is Also a Star'' (2019) as well as the HBO documentary ''Nuclear Family'' and other film and television projects. Early life and education Ry Russo-Young was born in 1981, the younger daughter of same-sex parents Sandy Russo and Robin Young, both real estate brokers in Manhattan. Her mother Sandy is a retired lawyer who formerly worked as the housing law coordinator of Legal Services NYC in Manhattan. Russo-Young was born with the given name "Ry", which is not a nickname. Her elder sister, Cade, was born in 1980, conceived from another donor. When she was young, her sperm donor, Thomas Haus Steel, a lawyer known for civil rights cases and a gay man, and that of Cade sometimes vacationed with the family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
