Rick Schmidt

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-03-04 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Rick Schmidt

Biography

Rick Schmidt has been creating films since the seventies and "Sticky Wicket" is his 26th feature. His films have been screened in film festivals around the world, including Sundance's Dramatic Competition (Grand Jury Prize nomination), Slamdance, Rotterdam, Berlin International, New Directors/New Films, the Museum of Modern Art (NY), and has received critical praise from top film critics. Schmidt is also the author of "Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices" which is considered "The Bible" of fledgling filmmakers and has been credited with influencing filmmakers Kevin Smith, Vin Diesel, Tom DiCillo and others. His "Extreme DV" (Penguin Books, ...

Production

1989

Morgan's Cake

as Writer

1989

Morgan's Cake

as Director

1983

Emerald Cities

as Director

1977

1988: The Remake

as Director

1977

1991

American Orpheus

as Director

1983

1983

1983

Emerald Cities

as Producer

2010

Prospects

as Co-Producer

2010

White Stork Is Coming

as Camera Operator

2010

2006

Rick's Canoe

as Writer

2010

Prospects

as Sound Editor

2006

Rick's Canoe

as Executive Producer

2010

Prospects

as Editor

2010

White Stork Is Coming

as Co-Producer

2010

White Stork Is Coming

as Executive Producer

2010

Prospects

as Director

2010

Prospects

as Additional Photography

2006

Rick's Canoe

as Editor

2006

Rick's Canoe

as Director

1989

Morgan's Cake

as Editor

2005

Mirage

as Director

1975

A Man, a Woman and a Killer

as Director of Photography

1989

Morgan's Cake

as Director of Photography

1999

2001

2004

Release the Head

as Director

2004

Release the Head

as Producer

2001

1999

Crash My Funeral

as Director

2004

2004

2012

2012

Tears of Bankers

as Director

1998

Maisy's Garden

as Director

1982

Chan Is Missing

as Editorial Consultant

1998

2004

The Higden Man

as Director

2012

Sticky Wicket

as Director

1999

Sun and Moon

as Director

1996

2007

Real Life

as Director

1996

Someone Like Me

as Director

1998

Loneliness is Soul

as Co-Director

1998

1998

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