Grigorij Richters

Grigorij Richters
Born Grigorij S Richters
(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987
Hamburg, Germany
Occupation Film director, activist, producer
Years active 1994–present

Grigorij S. Richters (born 21 May 1987) is a director, activist and producer. He directed the feature film 51 Degrees North[1] and co-founded the global awareness movement Asteroid Day with astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May.[2][3] Richters was Kevin Spacey's filmmaker-in-residence at the Old Vic Theatre and activist Stephen Sutton's documentarian before Sutton's death in 2014.[4] He filmed and produced his first documentary at the age of 11.[5]

Biography

Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, Richters has been making films since he was old enough to hold a camera. In 2003 he moved to the UK and attended the sixth-form college Hurtwood House. In 2006 he directed a short film, IMAGINE, while studying direction under Academy Award-winning Czech film director Miloš Forman at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. In 2007 he moved to New York City. His apartment was overlooking the Hudson River. When Chesley Sullenberger landed the plane on the Hudson River, Richters saw it and filmed it.[6] The IAU renamed small body (8664) Grigorijrichters after him for co-founding Asteroid Day.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Mark, Prigg. "Don't look up! 360 degree video reveals the hidden threats Earth faces from 5,000 nearby asteroids" The Daily Mail June 30, 2015. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3145068/Don-t-look-360-degree-video-reveals-hidden-threats-Earth-faces-5-000-nearby-asteroids.html
  2. ↑ Rajan, Nitya. "Brian May Talks Armageddon And Why The 'Bruce Willis Solution' Won't Work" The Huffington Post July. 8, 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/08/queen-brian-may-asteroid-day-armageddon_n_7750550.html
  3. ↑ Michael, Roston. "Not Quite Happy World Asteroid Day" The New York Times June 30, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/summer-of-science-2015/latest/world-asteroid-day-tunguska
  4. ↑ "Stephen Sutton: Footage of Ibiza holiday 'will be film'" BBC May 15, 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-27434091
  5. ↑ "Asteroid Day, Grigorij Richters biography" AsteroidDay.org. http://www.asteroidday.org/grigorij-richters
  6. ↑ "YouTube video" Miracle on Hudson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFPnzyGlzrc
  7. ↑ "Minor Planet Center website" http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=8664

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