David Claessen
David Claessen (born March 6, 1959) is a Dutch cinematographer and director.
David Claessen | |
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 Claessen in 2019 | |
| Born | 6 March 1959 |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Notable work | The Rosa Parks Story Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Website | www |
Early work and education
Claessen attended the Netherlands Film Academy (Dutch: Nederlandse Filmacademie) in Amsterdam. In 1983, he shot Haute Mer, directed by French filmmaker Edgardo Cozarinsky.[1]
In 1986, Claessen moved to the United States where he met Whoopi Goldberg during production of a documentary entitled Who Are They? They married in September 1986 and divorced two years later.[2]
Films
In 1997 Claessen met director Julie Dash. They have collaborated on four films together: including the award-winning The Rosa Parks Story, Love Song (2000), Brothers of the Borderland (2004), and Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl (2016).[3]
References
- "Sight & Sound". 53 (1). Winter 1983–1984.
- Dibdin, Emma. "O The Oprah Magazine". Oprah Magazine.
- "International Cinematographers Guild". 73 (2). February 2002. pp. 37–39.
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