Andrew L. Young
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Andrew L. Young is a director, cinematographer, producer and co-founder of Archipelago Films
Career[edit]
With his partner at Archipelago Films, Susan Todd, Young has directed over 20 documentaries, including Children of Fate, Cutting Loose, Americanos, The Last Royals, Deadly Messengers, Lives in Hazard, Madagascar: A World Apart, and Glacier Bay: Alaska’s Wild Coast.[1] For their documentary Children of Fate, Young and Todd revisited a family that was filmed by Young's father, director Robert M. Young, in 1961.[2] The film incorporated old and new footage in “a portrait of an extended family caught up in a vicious cycle of poverty, ignorance and crime.” [3] Children of Fate received the Grand Jury Prize and the Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival[4] and was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary.[5]
In Cutting Loose, Todd and Young documented weeks of preparation leading up to Mardis Gras festivities in New Orleans.[6] The film earned a Filmmaker’s Trophy and Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[7]
Young has directed several films for Edward James Olmos' company Olmos Productions, including It Ain't Love, a story of teenage dating violence which has been shown in health education classes in all 50 states,[8] Americanos: Latino Life in the United States, which chronicles Latinos all across the country and which features Carlos Santana and Tito Puente,[9] and Lives in Hazard, a portrait of the lives of teenaged gang members in East Los Angeles, which was introduced by President Bill Clinton on NBC.[10]
Young also specializes in wildlife and natural history filmmaking. In 1998, he and Todd produced, wrote, and photographed Madagascar: A World Apart, which documented the chameleons, mongooses, lemurs and other wildlife of the country, and which was produced for ABC/Kane Productions’ The Living Edens series on PBS.[11] The film won the Emmy Award for best documentary.[12][13]
Currently, Young is working on the 3D Giant Screen film, Backyard Wilderness. This is Young's first project for the Giant Screen, to be distributed by SK Films. The film features the wildlife found in the average suburban backyard, and will be released in March 2018.[14]
Personal life[edit]
Young's grandfather, Al Young, was a film editor and started DuArt Film Laboratories (where Young himself has served as Vice President of Special Projects), and Young's father is Robert M. Young, a multi-award winning screenwriter, director, producer and cinematographer.[12]
Filmography[edit]
As director[edit]
Films[edit]
- Amazonia: A Celebration of Life (Documentary Short) (1984)
- The Spirit of Kuna Yala (1991)
- Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)
- Cutting Loose (1995)
- Saving Africa's Forests (Documentary Short) (1999)
- Americanos: Latino Life in the United States (2000)
- Tiger Testimonials (Documentary Short) (2003)
- Small Wonders, Big Threats (Documentary Short) (2008)
- Only in Madagascar (Documentary Short) (2008)
- Unburden (Short) (2012)
- Disturbing the Peace (2016)
- Backyard Wilderness (2018)
Television[edit]
- Lives in Hazard (TV Movie documentary) (1994)
- It Ain't Love (TV Movie documentary) (1995)
- The Living Edens (two episodes) (1998-2001)
- Wide Angle (one episode) (2003)
- National Geographic Specials: The Last Royals (TV Movie documentary) (2005)
- Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (one episode) (2005)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Andrew Young". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (1993-05-27). "Review/Film: Children of Fate; The Tenacious Hold Of Grinding Poverty On an Italian Family". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin. "MOVIE REVIEW: 'Fate': Portrait of a Family Caught in Cycle of Poverty", LA Times, Los Angeles, 23 November 1993. Retrieved on 5 February 2014.
- ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (1993-02-01). "The Talk of Sundance; The Winners and Notable Losers at Sundance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ "The 66th Academy Awards | 1994". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ↑ Leydon, Joe. "Review: 'Cutting Loose' ", Variety, Los Angeles, 25 January 1996. Retrieved on 5 February 2014.
- ↑ Cutting Loose, retrieved 2017-12-07
- ↑ Hamilton, Denise. ‘’He Stands and Delivers New Message to Teens’’, LA Times, Los Angeles, 11 October 1999. Retrieved on 14 March 2017.
- ↑ Leyden, Joe. “Review: ‘Americanos: Latino Life in the United States’ “, Variety, Los Angeles, 12 March 2000. Retrieved on 14 March 2017.
- ↑ Brennan, Patricia "Olmos Examines Rising Gang Peril in 'Hazard'", "Sun Sentinel", 31 March 1994
- ↑ "Madagascar - A World Apart: Notes from the Field", PBS. Retrieved on 5 February 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Weiss, David. "Andrew Young's Beavercam", DuArt NEWS, New York, 18 September 2012. Retrieved on 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES PRESENTS THE 20TH ANNUAL NEWS AND DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES. 8 September 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ "Backyard Wilderness". SK Films. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
External links[edit]
- Andrew Young at the Internet Movie Database
- archipelagofilms.com
- Archipelago Films Facebook page
- Archipelago Films YouTube page
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