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James Redford was born in New York City in 1962, where he attended the Dalton School. James graduated from University of Colorado with a B.A in literature. While Completing his MA in literature at Northwestern University, James was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, a rare auto-immune disease affecting the liver In 1993, James received two liver transplants. Surviving this near-fatal ordeal inspired James to found the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness, where he produced "The Kindness Of Strangers" a documentary film which examined the oft-overlooked sacrifices made by organ donor families. The film premiered at Telluride International Film Festival and aired on HBO in 1999.
Throughout the late 90's and the first decade of the new century, James was active as a screenwriter and director, Including the original screenplay for "Cowboy Up, Starring Kiefer Sutherland and Darryl Hannah as well as directing Showtime's" Spin" Starring Stanley Tucci and Dana Delaney. James also wrote the critically acclaimed screenplay for "Skinwalkers" a "PBS Mystery!"
By 2009, James had produced Mann V Ford, an HBO documentary film that explored the Ramapough Tribes' lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. Increasingly drawn to impactful power of documentary films,James and his father Robert co-founded The Redford Center, an environmentally-focused storytelling non-profit.
That same year, James's wife, the teacher and educational writer Kyle Redford, introduced him to her friend and colleague Karen Pritzker, who was instrumental in launching the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. Consequently, James and Karen produced The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia. The film was acquired by HBO and and aired in 2012. The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia marked James' debut as a documentary film director.
In 2012, The Redford Center produced Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West. The film became the storytelling cornerstone for Raise the River, a collaboration that brought together A half-dozen Non-profits in a successful bid to raise 10 million dollars in restoration funds for the Colorado River Delta. 2013 saw the release of HBO's Toxic Hot Seat. Co-directed and produced with Kirby Walker, the film explored the presence of toxic flame retardants in much of America's furnishings. In 2014, The American Film Showcase, a cultural exchange program spearheaded by USC and the U.S. State Department, selected James as an AFS filmmaker envoy, his travels ultimately taking him to Malaysia, Colombia, Kazahkstan and Tunisia.
By 2016, Karen Pritzker and James produced two new documentary films highlighting the biological harm posed to children by physical and emotional abuse. Paper Tigers premiered in 2104 and was followed in 2016 by Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope. In 2017 James starred in and directed The Redford Center's HBO co-production "Happening: a Clean Energy Revolution." The film examines the rise of the Clean energy economy and culture despite continuing policy inertia in Washington DC.
Personal life
James lived in Marin County, Ca. with his wife Kyle Redford, a teacher and educational writer who has written numerous articles for Educatiuon Week, Huffpost Education, Understood.org and Noodle among others.
James' daughter Lena Redford lives in Los Angeles where she worked in the digital storytelling space for SuperDeluxe as well as Illumination Entertainment. In 2010, Lena Starred in James' comedic short "quality Time" opposite Jason Patric.
James' son Dylan lives Miami and works for The Borscht Corporation, where he is co-producing the independent feature "Omniboat" In 2018, Dylan's short film "My Trip To Miami" was selected as a Vimeo Pick of the Week.
James Plays lead and rhythm guitar for the popular Marin County cover band Olive and the Dirty Martinis.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Anthony Chisholm was born on 9 April 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Premium Rush (2012), Going in Style (2017) and 13 (2010). He was married to Gloria Nixon and Valerie Moore. He died on 16 October 2020 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA.- Skyler Russell was born on 27 September 1987. He died on 16 October 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
- Edith O'Hara was born on 15 February 1917 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. She was married to John Burton O'Hara. She died on 16 October 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Eddie Campbell was born in 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Slow West (2015), King Kong (2005) and The Power of the Dog (2021). He died on 16 October 2020 in New Zealand.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Eddy Quintela was a composer, known for Irresistible (2006), Atop the Fourth Wall (2008) and Time of Our Lives (2019). He was married to Christine McVie. He died on 16 October 2020 in Estoril, Portugal.- Animation Department
- Visual Effects
Mannix Bennett is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Elysium (2013) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004). He died on 16 October 2020.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Román Hernández was born on 9 August 1947 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a director and assistant director, known for La secta de la muerte (1990), Las novias del traficante (1999) and Sentenciado (1993). He died on 16 October 2020 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Marguerite Lamkin was born on 4 May 1930 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. Marguerite was married to Rory Harrity, Harry Brown and Littman, Mark. Marguerite died on 16 October 2020 in London, England, UK.- Daniela Krhutova was born on 9 April 1973 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Slaves of the Realm (2003), Marie Ruzicka (1994) and Dakota Bound (2001). She died on 16 October 2020 in the Czech Republic.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Johnny Bush was born on 17 February 1935 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Death in Texas (2020), Deadly Class (2018) and Beartooth (1978). He was married to Lynda and Jean. He died on 16 October 2020 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.- David Toole was born on 31 July 1964 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Amazing Grace (2006), Rome (2005) and The Tango Lesson (1997). He died on 16 October 2020 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born in North Vietnam during the war years, Ho Quang Minh went to Switzerland to study in 1962. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute and worked for a while as a computer engineer. In 1979, he went to Paris to study at film school, and decided to embark on a career as film maker. His first project was a documentary about life in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for Vietnamese television. His third film Gone, Gone, Forever Gone was the Vietnamese entry for the 1996 Academy Awards. He currently holds Swiss nationality, and continues to be based there.- Anula Bulathsinhala was born in 1947. She was an actress, known for Bawathra (2005), Nil Diya Yahana (2008) and Asandhimitta (2018). She died on 16 October 2020 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Vitali Aksyonov was born on 21 March 1931 in Rostov-na-Donu, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for How to Become a Star (1987), Muzykalnye igry (1989) and Vozvrashchyonnaya muzyka (1965). He died on 16 October 2020 in St. Petersburg, Russia.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Mikhail Zilberman has been active in the film industry since 1978. For 10 years he was a staff line-producer at Gorky Film Studios; Russia's second largest film studio. In 1988 founded, together with the film director Vladimir Grammatikov, the film productions company Kontakt, one of the very first independent productions company's co-productions with the West. One of the project, being made as producer M.Zilberman "Russian Singer" (joint Russian- Denmark coproduction) was present at the competition Berlin Film Festival at 1993. M.Zilberman also acts as consultant to Russian and Western film and TV companies on co- productions and during filming in Russia. M.Zilberman is a member of the board of the Russian Union of Film makers, and a director of the Russian Guilde of Production Managers. In 1997 M.Zilberman became Deputy Managing Director of NTV-PROFIT Film Company.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
L. Mark Sorre was born on 28 October 1966 in the USA. He was an editor, known for Blue's Clues (1996), Barcelona (1994) and Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge (1994). He died on 16 October 2020 in the USA.- Additional Crew
- Publicist
Céline Petit was born on 11 April 1975 in Kyung Joo, South Korea. Céline was a publicist, known for Marshland (2014), The Edge of Heaven (2007) and Magical Girl (2014). Céline died on 16 October 2020 in Paris, France.- Florinda Barbosa was born on 17 October 1920. She was married to Chacrinha. She died on 16 October 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Dmitriy Vitchenko was an actor, known for Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980), Proval operatsii 'Bolshaya medveditsa' (1984) and Poteryannyy ray (2000). He was married to Svetlana Sirotyuk. He died on 16 October 2020 in Ukraine.
- Martha Del Rio was born in February 1936 in Havana, Cuba. She died on 16 October 2020 in Havana, Cuba.
- Stunts
- Actor
Yevgeni Zmachinsky was born on 19 April 1951 in Leningrad, USSR. He was an actor, known for Unikum (1984), Moonzund (1988) and Chelyuskintsy (1985). He died on 16 October 2020.- Ladislav Dusek was born on 14 June 1943 in Prague, Protektorát Cechy a Morava [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Shadow Country (2020), The Land Gone Wild (1997) and Wonderful Times (2009). He died on 16 October 2020 in Liberec, Czech Republic.
- Rosy Mazzacurati was born in 1936 in Ferrara, Italy. She was an actress, known for La Notte (1961), Ore 10: lezione di canto (1955) and Young Husbands (1958). She died on 16 October 2020 in Rome, Italy.