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Bradford Young

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Bradford Young is an American cinematographer. His feature films as director of photography include White Lies, Black Sheep (2007), Pariah (2011), Restless City (2011), Middle of Nowhere (2012), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), Mother of George (2013), and Arrival (2016).

In January 2017, Young became the first African-American cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for his work on Arrival. He is also the first person of color to be nominated in the Academy Award cinematography category since 1998 when Remi Adefarasin was nominated for Elizabeth.
BornJuly 6, 1977
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BornJuly 6, 1977
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 39 nominations total

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    Known for

    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Premier contact (2016)
    Premier contact
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
    Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year (2014)
    A Most Violent Year
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
    David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
    Selma
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
    Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
    Solo: A Star Wars Story
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018

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      • 2025
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      • 2024
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      • 2024
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      • 2021
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      • 2021
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      • 2019
    • Dans leur regard (2019)
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      • 2019
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      • 2019
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      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
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      Bleu de Chanel: The Film
      6.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
      Solo: A Star Wars Story
      6.9
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Corazón (2018)
      Corazón
      6.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • To Be Free (2017)
      To Be Free
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017

    Director



    • For It Shall Perish and Never Leave Us Again (2021)
      For It Shall Perish and Never Leave Us Again
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Channel 4 Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Super. Human.
      Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Kamasi Washington: As Told to G/D Thyself (2019)
      Kamasi Washington: As Told to G/D Thyself
      7.8
      Short
      • Director (as Ummah Chroma)
      • 2019
    • Common Feat. Bilal: Letter to the Free
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Letter to the Free
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Common Feat. Stevie Wonder: Black America Again (2016)
      Common Feat. Stevie Wonder: Black America Again
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2023
    • The Picture Taker (2022)
      The Picture Taker
      7.4
      • additional camera
      • 2022
    • Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in A Most Violent Year (2014)
      A Most Violent Year
      6.9
      • a camera operator
      • 2014
    • America's Shadows: HIV Risk in Black & Latino Youth
      Video
      • additional photography
      • 2008
    • Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: She Walked Calmly Disappearing Into the Darkness (2008)
      Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: She Walked Calmly Disappearing Into the Darkness
      8.1
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2008

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      • Ummah Chroma
    • Born
      • July 6, 1977
      • Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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