Richard Raymond (film maker)

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Richard Raymond
Born (1977-05-13) May 13, 1977 (age 47)
London, United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Writer
  • Producer
SpouseNousha Salimi
ChildrenRumi Rose Raymond, Bodhi Shai Raymond
Parents
  • Jack Raymond (father)
  • June Raymond (mother)
Relatives
  • David Raymond
  • Joshua Raymond
  • Shaya Raymond

Richard Raymond (born May 13, 1977) [1] [2] is a British film director known for films such as Heartless, Souls of Totality, A Million Eyes [3] [4] and Desert Dancer. [5] Richard started his career as an assistant at Pinewood Film Studios, working under directors, including Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough and Neil Jordan. In his initial days in the film industry, Richard worked on British television commercials for directors such as Tarsem, Daniel Barber, Tony Kaye, and Jonathan Glazer.

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Career

Richard started his career in 2009 by producing “Heartless,” a British feature film starring Jim Sturgess, Eddie Marsan, and Timothy Spall.

In 2015, Richard made his directorial debut with Desert Dancer [6] starring Freida Pinto. [7] The film was distributed by Relativity Media and opened the Santa Barbara Film Festival. [8] [9] It also screened Lincoln Center, the US Capitol, the United Nations [10] , and the Edinburgh International Film Festival [11] , 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 Richard made a film Souls of Totality [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.


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

Filmography

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducerRef.
2009HeartlessYes
2015 Desert Dancer YesYes [18]
2018 Souls of Totality YesYes
2019A Million EyesYesYes [19] [20]
2025Heart of the Beast (upcoming)Yes [21]

Awards and honours

YearNominee / workCategoryAwardsResultRef.
2018 Souls of Totality Best Director Edinburgh International Film Festival Won [22]
2018 Souls of Totality BestShort of the Festival Raindance Film Festival Won [23]
2018 Souls of Totality Best Grand Jury Prize Hollyshorts Film Festival Won
2018 Souls of Totality Best Short of the Festival St. Louis International Film Festival Won
2018 Souls of Totality Grand Prix Best Film AwardHiroshima Film FestivalWon
2018 Souls of Totality Best Film of the FestivalNew Renaissance Film FestivalWon
2018 Souls of Totality Most Popular Film Rhode Island International Film Festival Won
2018 Souls of Totality Special Mention Edinburgh International Film Festival
2018 Souls of Totality Maverick Spirit Award Cinequest Film Festival Won
2018 Souls of Totality Special Jury Award for Best CinematographyBend Film FestivalWon
2018 Souls of Totality Best Film Audience AwardEl Festival AmericanaWon
2018 Souls of Totality Best Northern FilmKlamath Independent Film FestivalWon
2018 Souls of Totality Best Actress Tatiana MaslanyLove Story Film FestivalWon
2018 Souls of Totality Best Actor Tom CullenLove Story Film FestivalWon
2019A Million EyesGrand Prix Best Film AwardHiroshima Film FestivalWon
2019A Million EyesBest Film of the Festival ME Film Festival Won
2019A Million EyesBest Short of the FestivalNew Renaissance Film FestivalWon
2019A Million EyesBest Film of the FestivalDam short International Film FestivalWon
2019A Million EyesSpecial Jury Recognition Hollyshorts Film Festival Won
2019A Million EyesBest Short FilmGold Movie Awards LondonWon
2019A Million EyesBest CinematographyNew Renaissance Film FestivalWon
2019A Million EyesBest Young ActorNew Renaissance Film FestivalWon
2019A Million EyesBest Film Jury PrizeProvidence Children's Film FestivalWon

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  2. ↑ Editor (September 20, 2019). "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". FILM & TELEVISION BUSINESS. Retrieved June 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  10. ↑ "FEATURE: Dancer's story highlights importance of right to free expression | UN News". news.un.org. April 10, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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  21. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 22, 2024). "David Ayer To Direct 'Heart Of The Beast' For Paramount; Damien Chazelle Producing". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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