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Richard Ladkani

Richard Ladkani

Actor, Cinematographer, Director

Born July 21, 1943

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As director and cinematographer, Richard Ladkani has gained international recognition for numerous award-winning films.

"Sea of Shadows", a National Geographic documentary, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2019, as well as numerous awards at prestigious festivals around the world. The film illustrates how Mexican drug cartels and the Chinese Mafia, have declared war on the Sea of Cortez, one of the world's most beautiful ecosystems for money and greed, resulting in the possible extinction of the vaquita, the smallest whale on earth.

The Netflix Original "The Ivory Game", also executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2017 and won numerous prizes including the Genesis, the Cinema for Peace Award and the Golden Panda. This investigative thriller-doc, on the illegal trade of ivory and the extinction of elephants, had its world premiers at the prestigious Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals and helped bring an end to the legal ivory trade in China.

In early 2015 Richard and his wife Anita Ladkani founded Malaika Pictures. The name is the Swahili word for "Angel" and also the middle name of their first-born daughter. Malaika Pictures produces films that shine a bright spotlight on the most pressing environmental and political issues of our time.

Their newest project in development is a feature documentary on the Amazon Rainforest, as well as a narrative feature film based on the bestselling book "City of Thorns", a Romeo & Julia type love story that focuses on the life of refugees in the living hell of Dadaab (Kenya), the largest UN Camp in the world.

His most renowned films include "Escape over the Himalayas", "The Devil's Miner", "Jane's Journey" (shortlisted for Academy Award); "Vatican - The Hidden World" and "Gas Monopoly".

Richard has photographed more than 50 documentaries, of which he directed or co-directed eleven. He lives near Vienna Austria, with his wife and two daughters.

For more information please visit www.richardladkani.com or www.malaikapictures.com.

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Filmography

Actor

1

Terra Mater Poster

Terra Mater TV Series2011Self

Cinematographer

22

Type

Year

Sea of Shadows Poster

Sea of Shadows Documentary2019

The Ivory Game Poster

The Ivory Game Documentary2016

Pope Francis: Road to the Vatican Poster

Pope Francis: Road to the Vatican Documentary2013

Der Wettlauf zum Südpol - Amundsen gegen Scott Documentary2011

Der Wettlauf zum Südpol - Deutschland gegen Österreich Poster

Der Wettlauf zum Südpol - Deutschland gegen Österreich TV Series2011

Gas Monopoly Poster

Gas Monopoly Documentary2011

Jane's Journey Poster

Jane's Journey Documentary2010

Erlebnis Erde: Die Azoren - Paradies im ewigen Blau Poster

Erlebnis Erde: Die Azoren - Paradies im ewigen Blau Documentary2009

Im Bann der Pferde TV Series2009

Le monde en face Poster

Le monde en face TV Series2009

The Most Secret Place on Earth Poster

The Most Secret Place on Earth Feature Film2009

A Powerful Noise Poster

A Powerful Noise Documentary2008

Wir Europäer! Poster

Wir Europäer! TV Series2008

Kallawaya: The Andean Healers Documentary2006

In fremden Diensten Short Film2005

Jenseits von Samarkand - Eine usbekische Liebesgeschichte Short Film2005

The Devil's Miner Poster

The Devil's Miner Documentary2005

Die heilige Lanze - Schicksalsspeer der Mächtigen Documentary2004

Mein Vietnam - Land und kein Krieg Documentary2004

Donauklöster TV Series2001

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Nova TV Series1974

Director

12

Type

Year

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold Poster

Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold TV Series2024

Sea of Shadows Poster

Sea of Shadows Documentary2019

The Ivory Game Poster

The Ivory Game Documentary2016

Bayern! TV Series2013

Pope Francis: Road to the Vatican Poster

Pope Francis: Road to the Vatican Documentary2013

Gas Monopoly Poster

Gas Monopoly Documentary2011

Le monde en face Poster

Le monde en face TV Series2009

Killergrippe 2008 TV Movie2007

Kallawaya: The Andean Healers Documentary2006

The Devil's Miner Poster

The Devil's Miner Documentary2005

Mein Vietnam - Land und kein Krieg Documentary2004

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Writer

6

Type

Year

Bayern! TV Series2013

Le monde en face Poster

Le monde en face TV Series2009

Killergrippe 2008 TV Movie2007

The Devil's Miner Poster

The Devil's Miner Documentary2005

Flucht über den Himalaya - Tibets Kinder auf dem Weg ins Exil Poster

Flucht über den Himalaya - Tibets Kinder auf dem Weg ins Exil Documentary2000

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

Camera and Electrical Department

4

Type

Year

Zeit für Tiere Poster

Zeit für Tiere TV Series2014

Wettlauf zum Südpol TV Series2011

Killergrippe 2008 TV Movie2007

Kites Toward Heaven Poster

Kites Toward Heaven Feature Film1997

Producer

2

Type

Year

The Devil's Miner Poster

The Devil's Miner Documentary2005

Independent Lens Poster

Independent Lens TV Series1999

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