Editing Ron Fricke

{{short description|American director and cinematographer}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2016}}
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| birth_date     = {{date of birth and age|1953|02|24}}
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| occupation     = Film director, cinematographer
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| known_for      = Non-narrative feature films ''[[Baraka (film)|Baraka]]'', ''[[Chronos (film)|Chronos]]'', and ''[[Samsara (2011 film)|Samsara]]''
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'''Ron Fricke''' (born February 24, 1953) is an American film director and [[cinematographer]] specializing in [[time-lapse photography|time-lapse]] and large-format [[cinematography]], known for his non-narrative feature films.

==Career==
After serving as [[director of photography]] for ''[[Koyaanisqatsi]]'' (1982, directed by [[Godfrey Reggio]]), Fricke directed the [[IMAX]] films ''[[Chronos (film)|Chronos]]'' (1985) and ''[[Sacred Site]]'' (1986).

He directed the purely cinematic non-verbal non-narrative ''[[Baraka (film)|Baraka]]'' (1992), designing his own [[70 mm film|65 mm]] camera equipment for the feature, and earning broad critical acclaim. 

Fricke worked as a cinematographer for parts of the 2005 Star Wars film ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Revenge of the Sith]]'', shooting the eruption of [[Mount Etna]] in [[Sicily]] for scenes of the volcanic planet [[Mustafar]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/fullcredits |access-date=2024-02-14}}</ref>

His film ''[[Samsara (2011 film)|Samsara]]'' premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2011, then screened in the U.S. the following year. Fricke described the film as an evolution of his work: "Both technically and philosophically, I am ready to delve even deeper into my favorite theme: humanity's relationship to the eternal."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Fricke - Director of Baraka, Samsara & Chronos {{!}} Spirit of Baraka |url=http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/ron-fricke |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.spiritofbaraka.com}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Title !! Director !! Cinematographer !! Editor !! Writer !! Producer !! Notes
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| 1982 || ''[[Koyaanisqatsi]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
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| 1985 || ''[[Chronos (film)|Chronos]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || Short film
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| 1986 || ''Sacred Site'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || Short film
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Baraka (film)|Baraka]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Samsara (2011 film)|Samsara]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0294825|name=Ron Fricke}}
* [https://www.spiritofbaraka.com/non-verbal-films Spirit of ''Baraka'': non-verbal films]
* [http://www.barakasamsara.com/ Official site for ''Samsara'']

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