Biografia
Andrew Young is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Director, Producer, Director of Photography, and Writer. He co-founded Archipelago Films, Inc., a New York-based production company. Throughout his distinguished career, he has created pioneering natural history and character-driven films for clients including HBO, National Geographic, NBC, PBS, and the BBC. His work has earned multiple Emmy Awards, the Roger Ebert Award, and top honors at the Sundance Film Festival, such as the Grand Jury Prize. Young works in both fiction and documentary, often collaborating with his filmmaking partner, Susan Todd. Holding a Master's Degree in Physical Anthropology from Yale University, he brings extensive knowledge of science and animal behavior to his projects.
Their latest film, Backyard Wilderness, is a 3D Giant Screen/IMAX® production that dominated the 2018 GSCA Awards, winning "Best Short Film," "Best Cinematography," "Best Visual Effects," and "Best Lifelong Learning," among numerous other accolades. Archipelago Films’ past projects include award-winning titles like Children of Fate, which received an Oscar nomination and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize; Lives in Hazard, exploring the allure of gangs in Los Angeles, which earned a Director's Guild of America nomination and premiered on NBC with an introduction by President Bill Clinton; Americanos, which aired on HBO and won Best Documentary at the Alma Awards; as well as films such as The Last Royals, Deadly Messengers, and Madagascar: A World Apart.
As a Director of Photography, Young recently won the "Best Giant Screen Cinematography Award" for Backyard Wilderness. He has been honored with the Excellence in Cinematography Award at Sundance three times, an Emmy Award, and the Cinematography Prize at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Alongside Todd, he co-founded Arise Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to producing high-quality educational media focused on critical environmental issues. Young’s exceptional cinematography is primarily captured in 4K and 8K digital formats, utilizing probe lenses, innovative motion-control rigs, time-lapse techniques, and high-speed frame rates to depict wildlife and landscapes in groundbreaking ways.
