Anthony J RickertEpstein AJ was born and raised in Cincinnati Ohio and has been making films since he was eight years old He attended Miami University in Oxford Ohio graduating at age twenty with a Bachelors degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Film Studies He often returns to his alma mater to teach and mentor students During his time attending class at Miami AJ created the first active filmmaking organization called the Miami Association of Filmmakers and Independent Actors MAFIA It is a stillflourishing group committed to the ins and outs of filmmaking and staying up to date with the latest technology AJ also attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts in Manhattan in 2003 where he learned to work with traditional film stocks shooting five short films and editing them using razor blades and tape on a Steenbeck editing table He has subsequently been the main editor for several feature films some of which have been uncredited Today AJ is an IATSE 600 cinematographer as well as a seasoned visual effects supervisor and editor His work can be seen in numerous featurelength films television shows music videos and web series Most recently he lensed and VFX supervised the smash hit biopic SaltNPepa directed by Mario Van Peebles in addition to lensing VFX supervising and editing the period piece Songs of Solomon which was the official 2020 Academy Awards submission by the country of Armenia for best international feature film best cinematography and best editing Songs of Solomon will be released theatrically worldwide in 2021 AJ is married to photographer Christina Napier They have three children
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