Peter Richardson (American director)

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Peter Richardson
Occupation(s) Film director, cinematographer, editor, & producer
Years active2006 - Present
Awards 2011 Sundance Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize: Documentary

Peter Richardson is an American documentary film director. A native of Philomath, Oregon, Richardson is a 1998 graduate of Philomath High School and attended the University of Notre Dame on a scholarship. [1] After graduating from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production & Theory, Richardson moved to Los Angeles where he worked for a short time at a publicity company before moving back to Oregon to start work on his first film. [2] Richardson has directed two award-winning feature documentaries. His first film, Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon debuted at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. [3] The film was later aired on the Sundance Channel. [4] Richardson's second film, How to Die in Oregon , premiered on January 23 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to directing the film, Richardson also acted as cinematographer, editor, and producer on How to Die in Oregon . The critically acclaimed film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize in the US Documentary competition. [5] The film premiered on HBO on May 26, 2011. [6] Richardson was the cinematographer on Irene Taylor Brodsky's documentary short film, Saving Pelican 895, which aired on HBO on April 20, 2011. [7]

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Filmography

YearFilmRole
2006 Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon Director, producer, & editor
2011 How to Die in Oregon Director, cinematographer, editor, & producer
2011Saving Pelican 895Cinematographer
2012 Doc Talk Director
2014 One Last Hug; Three Days at Grief Camp Cinematographer
2015 Belief Director
2016 Dark Net Director
2016 Speaking is Difficult Cinematographer

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