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Collaborative Films
Films produced in team effort
Preconceived
2024 | Cinematographer (one of many)
In the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal, and amidst the growing war against women's rights, debut filmmakers Sabrine Keane and Kate Dumke offer another entry point into understanding the scale and impact of these decisions.
Premiered and won Best of Texas at SXSW
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The Traveler Comes Home
The Traveler Comes Home
The North Face, 2020 | In-Field Sound, Second Camera
An all-female film crew followed Marie-Louise Nkashama (Director) as she journeyed back to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the first time as an adult. The short documentary uncovers the mixed emotions that come with being first-generation Congolese-American.
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Beyond The Scope
Beyond The Scope
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Meet Anna Le, an aquatic ecologist and environmental educator. Anna has spent years welcoming students, families, community members, and beginners in the outdoors to connect with our outdoor spaces, and each other. “Beyond the Scope” is a film amplifying Anna’s story and conveying her contagious love for conservation and her deep desire to cultivate a more inclusive outdoors for all. -- #EveryoneOutside is an Outbound Collective initiative focused on creating a more inclusive and culturally diverse outdoor community by elevating the profiles, work, and stories of historically marginalized and systemically excluded leaders and athletes. This is an Outbound Collective film, produced in partnership with Wondercamp, and presented by HOKA with support from Kampgrounds of America. Anna Le: https://www.instagram.com/anna_venturing Chelsea Jolly: https://www.instagram.com/chelcijolli/ Biz Young: https://www.instagram.com/shutupbiz Learn more: https://everyoneoutside.theoutbound.com Outbound Collective: https://theoutbound.com Wondercamp: http://www.wondercamp.co This film was created on Apsaalooké (Crow), theTséstho’e (Cheyenne) and Eastern Shoshone land.Travel & Events
Beyond The Scope
Outbound Collective, 2021 | Editor
Anna Le, an aquatic ecologist and environmental educator, has a deep desire to cultivate a more inclusive outdoors for all. An Outbound Collective film, produced in partnership with Wondercamp, and presented by HOKA.
Oliveros Response Project
Oliveros Response Project
Response Project, 2021 | Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Inspired by the late composer Pauline Oliveros and her "Sonic Meditations", these short films explore Deep Listening through a collection of narration, meditation, and performance. Each of these films takes place in one of four historic Cincinnati buildings, now left in decay. Produced by Brianna Matzke of the Response Project.
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Oliveros Response Project
Imperial Theatre
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Inspired by the late composer Pauline Oliveros and her "Sonic Meditations", this short film explores Deep Listening in Imperial Theatre Mohawk, a historic building in Cincinnati. The Imperial was originally built as a vaudeville theater, and has served the community in many ways over its hundred-year history. It is not currently open to the public. (For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/Imperialtheater/). In this film, we learn a bit about the theater's history, thanks to the Cincinnati Preservation Collective. Then Troy Bronsink of The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action leads us through a brief guided meditation. This will prepare us to listen with full mindful presence to concert:nova cellist Denielle Wilson as she performs "Calvary Ostinato" from Lamentations, a suite by African-American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. The Oliveros Response Project premieres Thursdays in January at 7:30 EST, available for free viewing on www.concertnova.com or www.facebook.com/responseproject. Each film explores a different building and a different part of Cincinnati's history. January 7th - Imperial Theater (originally a vaudeville theater) January 14th - Kauffman Brewing Tunnels January 21st - King Records January 28th - Emery Theater* *This film features the world premiere of five brand new works for piano and percussion, composed especially for this project. Co-Presented by: concert:nova The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action Cincinnati Preservation Collective Thank you to: Julie Fay John Rice Amy Conroy Katie Baker Cal Cullen, Erika Nj, and The Welcome Project Ben Sloan Michael Kirkendoll Sponsored by: The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Johnstone Foundation with support from the International Foundation for Contemporary MusicEmery Theater
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Join us for the premiere five brand new compositions for piano and percussion, created in response to Pauline Oliveros and her twenty-five Sonic Meditations (1971), a set of textual musical compositions that encourage communal listening as a form of activism. This concert-length film (55 minutes) features the amazing, acoustically-perfect but currently unoccupied Emery Theater. This production will open with a historical overview of the space, and the premiere of the five works will follow - program listed below. Performers Brianna Matzke - Pianist Chris Graham, percussion Program Teach Yourself to Fly From This Pale Blue Dot by Evan Williams Teach Yourself to Fly From This Pale Blue Dot is influenced by Oliveros’s Sonic Meditation “Teach Yourself to Fly” and her work for choir, Wind Horse. This composition imagines the journey of the Voyager probes through interstellar space, both of which contain a copy of the Golden Record, a compilation of images and sounds that will act as a message in a bottle should the probes ever encounter extraterrestrial intelligent life. Throughout this work, the performers respond to each other and randomized recordings from the Golden Record. One Brilliant by Nate May One Brilliant is a response to Oliveros’ “Sonic Rorschach” meditation. Performers follow a scrolling graphic score in an iPad app which synchronizes the players and the electronic accompaniment. The electronic part is built from the sounds of an accordion, an instrument that Oliveros played frequently, and an air compressor, which features in “Sonic Rorschach”. Trace by Charles Peck Trace is a response to Oliveros' Sonic Meditation “Energy Changes”, which describes creating a "cycle of sounds" and "listening to the environment as a drone". The music has a very active texture, trying to capture all of the small energies that exist in overlooked sounds. intrpltns by Jason Charney intrpltns is an open, graphic score for two performers to discover the interpolated space between contrasting musical fields through listening and improvisation. The score is split into individual modules of indeterminate duration. These modules may be performed in any order, with varying durations, and may be repeated or omitted. Archipelago by Tina Tallon Archipelago is a response to Oliveros’ Sonic Meditation “Environmental Dialogue For The New Hampshire Festival Orchestra”. The backbone of the piece is a field recording made by the composer of Lake Winnepausaukee, recorded at 5:28am (sunrise) on June 27, 2020. This field recording was divided into ten 6-minute long sections, and computer software randomly chooses a path through these sections for playback during each performance. The musicians improvise in response to the sounds in the field recording. Co-Presented by: concert:nova The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action Cincinnati Preservation Collective Sponsored by: Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Johnstone Fund for New Music with support from the International Foundation for Contemporary MusicKing Records
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Inspired by the late composer Pauline Oliveros and her "Sonic Meditations", this short film explores Deep Listening in the King Records Building, home of one of the most important record labels in the history of American music. Founded by Syd Nathan in 1943, this building was the launching point for the career of James Brown, among many other incredible musicians. For a time the building was slated for demolition, but is currently under the guardianship of the King Records Legacy Committee and the City of Cincinnati, with hopes and plans to renovate and re-open. In this film, we learn a bit about the history of the building and King Records, thanks to Elliott Ruther of the King Records Legacy Committee, as well as the Cincinnati Preservation Collective. Then Troy Bronsink of The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action leads us through a brief guided meditation. This will prepare us to listen with full mindful presence to concert:nova string quartet musicians as they perform Dig the Say by Vijay Iyer, a composition dedicated to the memory of James Brown, in the very same space where Brown recorded his first hit record. Co-Presented by: concert:nova The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action Cincinnati Preservation Collective Thank you to: Elliott Ruther Kent Butts The King Records Legacy Committee Ethan Ellis Eric Ellis Sadim Tayal PMM Studio Amy Conroy Katie Baker Calcagno Cullen, Erika Nj Allen, and The Welcome Project Ben Sloan Michael Kirkendoll Sponsored by: Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Johnstone Foundation with support from the International Foundation for Contemporary MusicKauffman Brewing Tunnels
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Inspired by the late composer Pauline Oliveros and her "Sonic Meditations", this short film explores Deep Listening in the Kauffman Brewing Tunnels, part of historic Cincinnati's underground beer brewery infrastructure. These tunnels were constructed over 150 years ago, and were forgotten to the world until recently. They are not currently open to the public, but tours could be available as part of the Brewing Heritage Trail. In this film, we learn a bit about the history of the tunnels and the Kauffman Brewery, thanks to the Cincinnati Preservation Collective. Then Troy Bronsink of The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action leads us through a brief guided meditation. This will prepare us to listen with full mindful presence to concert:nova musicians Cristian Ganicenko (trombone) and Chris Olka (tuba) as they perform their own arrangment of "Couplets des folies" by Marin Marais, originally composed in 1701. The Oliveros Response Project premieres Thursdays in January at 7:30 EST, available for free viewing on www.concertnova.com or right here, The Response Project. Each film explores a different building and a different part of Cincinnati's history. January 7th - Imperial Theater (originally a vaudeville theater) January 14th - Kauffman Brewing Tunnels January 21st - King Records January 28th - Emery Theater* *This film features the world premiere of five brand new works for piano and percussion, composed especially for this project. Co-Presented by: concert:nova The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action Cincinnati Preservation Collective Thank you to: Steve Hampton Amy Conroy Katie Baker Cal Cullen, Erika Nj, and The Welcome Project Ben Sloan Michael Kirkendoll Sponsored by: The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Johnstone Foundation with support from the International Foundation for Contemporary MusicPBS American Portrait
Caitlin Behle
"I'm an Asian-American. I was born in Busan, South Korea. I was adopted when I was five-months old and have been living in the midwest ever since and... it's complicated."
Lizzy DuQuette
"My life right now is dormant like my garden. Under the soil, there are seeds getting ready to grow in the spring. I am in transition too. This year has been the most difficult year of my life, but within grief I am searching for meaning, transformation, and growth."
PBS American Portrait Book
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Caitlin Behle
"I'm an Asian-American. I was born in Busan, South Korea. I was adopted when I was five-months old and have been living in the midwest ever since and... it's complicated."
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PBS American Portrait
PBS, 2020 | Cinematographer & Editor
Selected as the Ohio ambassador for this national storytelling project, I interviewed residents over the course of six months to expand the notion of American life. These stories were woven into the American Portrait docuseries & TV specials, as well as the newly released PBS American Portrait book.
Titan Project
The Titan Project
Melanin Basecamp, 2019 | Fixed-Line Videographer
Melanin Base Camp partnered with Mountain Equipment Co-op and Marmot to produce a short film about Sabrina Chapman, a Canadian climbing prodigy on a mission to complete her first 5.14a.
Dear Body
Dear Body
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Created in collaboration with Cincy Stories Poem :: Olivia Gatto Director :: Biz Young DP :: Christopher Ashwell Editor :: Biz YoungDear Body / Just Breathe
Cincy Stories, 2019 | Director & Editor
An ongoing series that visually brings to life the works of young poets. Co-created with Chris Ashwell of Cincy Stories, this project was part of my Emmy-winning directorial debut.
The Ghosting
The Ghosting of Elise Montgomery
Drive Media House, 2019 | Concept Creator & Writer
After winning a pitch contest, I worked with Drive Media House and Director Motke Dapp to produce my first-ever fiction short film. Premiering at the opening night of Cincinnati's Cindependent Film Festival, the film examines the horrors of relationship "ghosting" in a comedic and relatable way.
Other roles: Executive Producer and Second AC.
The Ghosting of Elise Montgomery
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A short film we created as part of the Cindependent Film Festival in Cincinnati and winner of the Opening Night Film Competition, Biz Young. Production: Drive Media House Story: Biz Young, Motke Dapp, & Caitlin Behle Screenplay: Motke Dapp Director: Motke Dapp Director of Photography: Micah Simms Producer: Chris Powers Executive Producers: Dave McMurray & Biz Young 1st AD: Eric Batke 1st AC: Ian Cresswell 2nd AC: Biz Young Gaffer: Travis Thompson Key Grip: Stephen Sargent Audio Tech: Dan Marque HMU: Julie Long Wardrobe: Celeste Morgan SFX Makeup: Nathaniel Barton VFX: Stephen Sargent & Ronny Young Production Assistants: Austin Vesely, Savanah Ranz, Matthew Bedea, Tay Sauer, Asa Featherstone IV Catering: Kind Catering Editor: Ken Conrad Colorist: Ken Conrad Composer: Andy Wells ADR Recording: Andrew Mayer Sound Design/Mix: Adam Pleiman - Gwynne Sound Foley Mixer: Bart Van Der Zee - Gwynne Sound Credits: Eric Batke Cast (in order of appearance) Elise - Allison Shrum Sam - Jabe Holloway Todd - Patrick Keegan Taft Aquamarine Tank Top - Chelsea Cook Tiger - Alexandra Sedlak Ralph - Casey Aud Smarmy Kyle - Chris Powers ‘Get Me out of My Head’ Written by Daniella Mason, Jon Santana and Lo Performed by Daniella Mason Special Thanks: Cindependent Film Festival Allyson West Blake & Chandler Smith Daniella Mason
CONTACT
I welcome all collaborative opportunities with massive amounts of enthusiasm.
biz.g.young@gmail.com
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