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Noted champion of independent filmmakers who personally and through his Du Art Film Laboratories and Du Art Video Corporation has provided various forms of assistance to fledgling directors and documentarians including Susan Seidelman, Spike Lee and Michael Moore. Young joined Du Art upon graduation from Lehigh University, serving as president and chairman of the board as well as president of the Western Broadcasting Corporation of Puerto Rico.

As an independent producer in his own right, Young has been involved with several festival award winners and has worked closely with his brother, producer- director-cinematographer Robert M....

Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Margarita Happy Hour - ( Special Thanks / 2002 / Released / )
Monsoon Wedding - ( Special Thanks / 2002 / Released / Pathe Cinema )
Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser - ( Other(- opticals) / 2002 / Released / Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide )
Lisa Picard Is Famous - ( Special Thanks / 2001 / Released / )
Shadow Magic - ( Special Thanks / 2001 / Released / )
The Dream Catcher - ( Co-Producer / 2000 / Released / )
Whatever - ( Executive Producer / 1998 / Released / )
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern - ( Thanks / 1997 / Released / )
Bitter Sugar - ( Special Thanks / 1996 / Released / )
Caught - ( Producer / 1996 / Released / )
Palookaville - ( Special Thanks / 1996 / Released / Malofilms Distribution )
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse - ( Special Thanks / 1996 / Released / )
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith - ( Special Thanks / 1995 / Released / )
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker - ( Special Thanks / 1993 / Released / Kuzui Enterprises )
Ruby in Paradise - ( Special Thanks / 1993 / Released / )
American Me - ( Executive Producer / 1992 / Released / )
Night on Earth - ( Special Thanks / 1992 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
Zebrahead - ( Thanks / 1992 / Released / )
Resident Alien - ( Special Thanks / 1991 / Released / )
The Arc - ( Thanks / 1991 / Released / )
The Heck With Hollywood! - ( Himself / 1991 / Released / )
True Love - ( Assistant(- assistance) / 1989 / Released / Broad Stone )
Voices From the Attic - ( Assistant(- assistance) / 1989 / Released / )
Down By Law - ( Assistant(- assistance) / 1986 / Released / )
Seeing Red - ( Assistant(- assistance) / 1984 / Released / Heartland Productions )
El Salvador - La Decision de Vencer (Los Primos Frutos) - ( Production Assistant(- production assistance) / 1981 / Released / )
Alambrista! - ( Producer / 1977 / Released / Film Hans )
TV Credits
Full Biography (Back to top)

Noted champion of independent filmmakers who personally and through his Du Art Film Laboratories and Du Art Video Corporation has provided various forms of assistance to fledgling directors and documentarians including Susan Seidelman, Spike Lee and Michael Moore. Young joined Du Art upon graduation from Lehigh University, serving as president and chairman of the board as well as president of the Western Broadcasting Corporation of Puerto Rico.

As an independent producer in his own right, Young has been involved with several festival award winners and has worked closely with his brother, producer- director-cinematographer Robert M. Young, as associate producer on the Venice Film Festival winner "Nothing But a Man" (1964, directed by Michael Roemer), as producer "Alambrista!" (1978), winner of the Cannes Film Festival's Camera d'Or and as executive producer of Edward James Olmos' "American Me" (1992).


Profession(s):
executive, producer
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
brother:Robert M Young (born November 22, 1924; films include "Short Eyes", "Dominick and Eugene", "Extremities" and "Triumph of the Spirit")
daughter:Linda Young (vice president of Du Art)
daughter:Nancy Young

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Education
Lehigh University BS engineering 1950
Awards (Back to top)
IFP Gotham Award for Lifetime Achievement 1991
New York State Governor's Arts Award 1988
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Progress Medal Award 1987
Eastman Kodak AIVF Indie Award of Excellence 1986
Independent Feature Project Friends of Independents Award--Production Service 1984
Telluride Festival Silver Medallion 1983
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award 1979
INDIE 1977

Milestones (Back to top)
1950 Joined father's Du Art Film Laboratories upon graduation from college (date approximate)

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