Richard Raymond (filmmaker) explained

Richard Raymond
Birth Place:London, England, United Kingdom

Richard Raymond is a British film director. He is known for films such as Heartless, Souls of Totality, A Million Eyes and Desert Dancer.

Early life and education

Richard Raymond was born in London, England, into a Jewish Indian family. He loved films from a young age, and started making his own short films aged 15.[1]

Career

Raymond started his career as an assistant at Pinewood Film Studios, working under directors including Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, and Neil Jordan.[2] He also worked on British television commercials for directors such as Tarsem, Daniel Barber, Tony Kaye, and Jonathan Glazer.

Raymond started his career in 2009 by producing Heartless, a British feature film starring Jim Sturgess, Eddie Marsan, and Timothy Spall.[3]

In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Desert Dancer,[4] [5] starring Freida Pinto.[6] The film was distributed by Relativity Media and opened the Santa Barbara Film Festival.[7] [8] It also screened Lincoln Center, the US Capitol, the United Nations,[9] and the Edinburgh International Film Festival,[10] where it received the Audience Award. Desert Dancer was also nominated for the Golden Frog film award at Camerimage and won Best Dance Choreography at the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards.

In 2018 Raymond made Souls of Totality[11] [12] with actress Tatiana Maslany, where he filmed a single-take sequence during an actual solar eclipse.[13] The film premiered at the 2018 HollyShorts Film Festival & won 12 Best Film awards, including Best Film of the Festival at Raindance Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award at HollyShorts Film Festival, and the Grand Prix at the Hiroshima International Film Festival. Richard won a Best Director award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival for this film and was also short-listed for an Oscar.

He directed the short film A Million Eyes in 2019,[14] [15] [16] featuring Joe Morton and Katie Lowes.[17] A Million Eyes won 10 Best Film awards,[18] including the Grand Prix award at the Hiroshima International Film Festival[19] and the and a Special Jury Award at HollyShorts Film Festival, and was long-listed for the 2020 Oscars.[20]

In May 2019, a film directed by Raymond titled One Thousand Paper Cranes was announced to begin production, with Evan Rachel Wood playing Eleanor Coerr, who wrote the 1977 book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes about the story of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945.[21]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Writer!Director!Producer!Ref.
2009Heartless
2015Desert Dancer[22]
2018Souls of Totality[23]
2019A Million Eyes[24]
2025Heart of the Beast (upcoming)[25]

Awards

YearTitleCategoryAwardsResult
2018Souls of TotalityBest DirectorEdinburgh International Film Festival[26]
BestShort of the FestivalRaindance Film Festival[27]
Best Grand Jury PrizeHollyShorts Film Festival
Best Short of the FestivalSt. Louis International Film Festival
Grand Prix Best Film AwardHiroshima Film Festival
Best Film of the FestivalNew Renaissance Film Festival
Most Popular FilmRhode Island International Film Festival
Special MentionEdinburgh International Film Festival
Maverick Spirit AwardCinequest Film Festival
Special Jury Award for Best CinematographyBend Film Festival
Best Film Audience AwardEl Festival Americana
Best Northern FilmKlamath Independent Film Festival
Best Actress Tatiana MaslanyLove Story Film Festival
Best Actor Tom Cullen
2019A Million EyesGrand Prix Best Film AwardHiroshima Film Festival
Best Film of the FestivalME Film Festival
Best Short of the FestivalNew Renaissance Film Festival
Best Film of the FestivalDam short International Film Festival
Special Jury RecognitionHollyShorts Film Festival
Best Short FilmGold Movie Awards London
Best CinematographyNew Renaissance Film Festival
Best Young Actor
Best Film Jury PrizeProvidence Children's Film Festival

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S6e14: Richard Raymond – Finding My Voice, Knowing I Belong. Hoffmann Institute. 18 May 2023. audio + text.
  2. Richard. Raymond . 2019-11-25 . Interview: Filmmaker Richard Raymond See Us With "A Millions Eyes" . 2024-06-15 . indieactivity . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2009-10-27 . Fabiola Goes In for the Kill . 2024-06-25 . Interview Magazine . en-US.
  4. Web site: McNary . Dave . 2013-11-09 . AFM: Freida Pinto's 'Desert Dancer' Picked Up by Relativity (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-06-05 . Variety . en-US.
  5. Web site: Drown . Michelle . 2015-01-21 . Desert Dancer Opens SBIFF . 2024-06-05 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2015-01-31 . Freida Pinto Dazzles at Santa Barbara Film Festival . 2024-06-05 . The New Indian Express . en.
  7. Web site: 2014-09-24 . 'Desert Dancer' To Open Santa Barbara International Film Fest . 2024-06-05 . Yahoo Entertainment . en-US.
  8. Web site: Feinberg . Scott . 2014-09-25 . Santa Barbara Film Fest: 'Desert Dancer' U.S. Premiere Will Kick Off 30th Edition . 2024-06-05 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2015-04-10 . FEATURE: Dancer's story highlights importance of right to free expression UN News . 2024-06-05 . news.un.org . en.
  10. Web site: Desert Dancer (2014) Awards & Festivals . 2024-06-05 . mubi.com.
  11. Web site: 2018-07-16 . Souls of Totality by Richard Raymond . 2024-06-15 . Directors Notes . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 2018-04-30 . TFF 2018: Director Richard Raymond, Co-Writers Kate Trefry & Ben Bolea Talk 'Souls of Totality' . 2024-06-05 . The Knockturnal . en-US.
  13. Web site: says . Kathleen F. Coleman . 2018-08-14 . Souls of Totality Featured, Reviews Film Threat . 2024-06-05 . en-US.
  14. Web site: Bronzite . Dan . 2019-11-20 . Interview with Richard Raymond – Director of "A Million Eyes" . 2024-06-05 . Script Magazine . en-us.
  15. Web site: S6e14: Richard Raymond - Finding My Voice, Knowing I Belong . 2024-06-15 . Hoffman Institute . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2019-09-20 . Director Richard Raymond's A MILLION EYES starring Joe Morton and Katie Lowes wins at the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts and is selected for Raindance Film Festival . 2024-06-05 . FILM & TELEVISION BUSINESS . en.
  17. Web site: Bronzite . Dan . 2019-11-20 . Interview with Richard Raymond – Director of "A Million Eyes" . 2024-06-15 . Script Magazine . en-us.
  18. Web site: NRFF Amsterdam Winners 2020 « New Renaissance Film Festival . 2024-06-05 . en.
  19. Web site: Milligan . Kaitlin . A MILLION EYES Takes Home the Grand Prix Award at Hiroshima International Film Festival . 2024-06-05 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  20. Web site: Short Film - A Million Eyes . 2024-06-05 . The DreamCage.
  21. News: Clarke . Stewart . May 3, 2019 . Evan Rachel Wood to Star in Hiroshima-Inspired 'One Thousand Paper Cranes' . . May 3, 2019.
  22. Desert Dancer (2014) MUBI . en . 2024-06-05 . mubi.com.
  23. Souls of Totality (2018) MUBI . en . 2024-06-25 . mubi.com.
  24. Web site: 2020-01-11 . Short Film Review: A Million Eyes: A Love Letter To Painting With Light - Indie Shorts Mag . 2024-06-05 . en-US.
  25. Web site: Kroll . Justin . 2024-03-22 . David Ayer To Direct 'Heart Of The Beast' For Paramount; Damien Chazelle Producing . 2024-06-15 . Deadline . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2019-12-09 . A Million Eyes Director Richard Raymond "A Million Eyes is an American set story, but I'm a British filmmaker" . 2024-06-05 . en.
  27. Web site: Raindance . 2018-10-06 . Award Winners - 26th Raindance Film Festival . 2024-06-15 . Raindance . en-GB.

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