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Cinematographer
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1977-07-06
Location
Kentucky, United States
Edit pageBradford Young
Biography
Bradford Marcel Young, A.S.C (born July 6, 1977) is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the films Selma, A Most Violent Year (both 2014), Arrival (2016)—which earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography—and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019).
Young's early feature film credits as cinematographer include Mississippi Damned (2009), Pariah (2011), Restless City (2011), Middle of Nowhere (2012), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), and Mother of George (2013). He has won the Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival twice.
In 2011, he won for his work on Pariah. Two years later, he won for his work on both Mother of George and Ain't Them Bodies Saints. He was the cinematographer for Selma (2014), which won the BET Award for Best Movie in 2015. That same year, Young was inducted into the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
In January 2017, Young became the first African-American cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for his work on Arrival. His work on Arrival also earned him a Silver Frog award from Camerimage and nominations for BAFTA and American Society of Cinematographers awards.
Young was the cinematographer for Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), about space smuggler Han Solo.
