David Claessen is a Dutch cinematographer and director.
Education
Claessen attended the
Netherlands Film Academy
The Netherlands Film Academy ( nl, Nederlandse Filmacademie) (NFA) was founded in 1958.
The academy is the only recognised institute in the Netherlands that offers training to prepare for the work in the various crew disciplines. Specialisation ...
( nl, Nederlandse Filmacademie) in Amsterdam.
Films
In 1983, he shot ''Haute Mer'', directed by French filmmaker
Edgardo Cozarinsky
Edgardo Cozarinsky (; born 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a writer and filmmaker. He is best known for his Spanish-language novel ''Vudú urbano''.
Life
Cozarinsky was born to an Argentine family of Ukrainian-Jewish descent. His name reflects ...
.
In 1997 Claessen met director
Julie Dash. They have collaborated on four films together: including the award-winning ''
The Rosa Parks Story
''The Rosa Parks Story'' is a 2002 American television movie written by Paris Qualles and directed by Julie Dash. Angela Bassett portrays Rosa Parks, with Cicely Tyson in a supporting role as her mother. It was broadcast by CBS on February 24, 2 ...
'', ''Love Song'' (2000), ''
Brothers of the Borderland'' (2004), and ''Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl'' (2016).
Personal life
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.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Dutch cinematographers
Dutch film directors
Hofstra University faculty
People from New York City