David Claessen

David Claessen (born March 6, 1959) is a Dutch cinematographer and director.

David Claessen
Claessen in 2019
Born (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959
OccupationFilm director, producer, cinematographer
Years active1981–present
Notable work
The Rosa Parks Story
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Spouse(s)
(m. 1986; div. 1988)

(m. 2013; div. 2015)
Websitewww.davidclaessen.com

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

  1. "Sight & Sound". 53 (1). Winter 1983–1984.
  2. Dibdin, Emma. "O The Oprah Magazine". Oprah Magazine.
  3. "International Cinematographers Guild". 73 (2). February 2002. pp. 37–39.
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