About Richard
Baltimore County
I am incredibly grateful to be a Maryland filmmaker.
As a career documentary cinematographer, I typically shoot for and collaborate with others. I am now actively exploring the making of my own films. I recently completed Gun Show, a documentary on guns and gun violence as rendered by the interactive sculptures of David Hess who created a collection of (non-functional) assault rifles. We traveled to various locations, recording people's personal thoughts and feelings about guns while… more
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Cafeteria Man
CAFETERIA MAN is a documentary feature film about visionary chef Tony Geraci's radical transformation of school nutrition in Baltimore city. The film chronicles his pioneering efforts to implement a system-wide recipe for reform in a sluggish bureaucracy over a two year period. Geraci's successful ability to coordinate people and energize a city's desire for social change around issues of school food becomes a nationally recognized model of aspiration and possibility. The film premiered at the AFI Silver Docs festival in 2012, was screened at 19 additional film festivals, and nationally aired on the Documentary Channel and PBS.
Directed and photographed by Richard Chisolm. Produced by Sheila Kinkade. Edited by David Grossbach.
Directed and photographed by Richard Chisolm. Produced by Sheila Kinkade. Edited by David Grossbach.
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CAFETERIA MAN (TRAILER FINAL)
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Richard Chisolm With Camera.Filmmaker/Cinematographer Richard Chisolm
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Cafeteria Man Poster
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Greenhouse Kids.Students learning greenhouse growing techniques.
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Classroom Filming.Filming classroom education about sources of food.
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Michael Pollan InterviewFood author Michael Pollan reflects on the Baltimore school food situation.
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Chef Tony GeraciDirector of Food and Nutrition, Baltimore City Public Schools
Doctor Q
"Doctor Q" (a work-in-progress) is a feature documentary portrait of Johns Hopkins brain surgeon Alfredo Quinones, who came to the United States from Mexico as an illegal immigrant teenager. The unscripted film chronicles his work as a surgeon, his efforts to maintain a meaningful relationship with his country of origin, and his struggle to balance notariety and family.
5 Minute Excerpt:
https://vimeo.com/200490010
Password: limbix
5 Minute Excerpt:
https://vimeo.com/200490010
Password: limbix
Bach and Friends
Bach and Friends is a new documentary feature film that celebrates the music of Bach as interpreted by living musicians. Producer: Michael Lawrence. Director of Photography: Richard Chisolm.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mlfilms#p/a/u/1/lJahQRJ0Tq8
http://www.youtube.com/user/mlfilms#p/a/u/1/lJahQRJ0Tq8
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bm21.jpgBobby McFerrin discusses Bach's influence.
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m-32-bridge-10-fingers--.jpgCellist Matt Haimovitz plays Bach.
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glass-74-w-copy.jpgPhilip Glass interview.
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joshbell2pix101.jpgViolinist Joshua Bell, interview.
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sc00133c9e.jpgDirector of Photography Richard Chisolm.
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joshbell2pix74.jpgViolinist Joshua Bell playing Bach's Chaconne.
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Bach & FriendsExcerpt from feature documentary on the work of J.S. Bach featuring living musicians.
Hopkins
A seven-part national ABC television documentary series on the real life drama of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Director of Photography/Field Producer: Richard Chisolm.