Richard Leacock, pioneer of modern documentary filmmaking, 1921-2011

Richard Leacock died this week at age 89. He was a key pioneer of modern documentary filmmaking, collaborator with Robert Flaherty, D.A. Pennebaker, Robert Drew; teacher of Ross McElwee, Robb Moss - to name only a few - and mentor to untold numbers. He was working on his memoir when he passed away, a project that would've spanned across several media platforms - they're still looking for funds to complete it: http://canarybananafilms.com/memoir.html

More about his work:
http://www.richardleacock.com/

And some more remembrances of Leacock...

http://www.indiewire.com/article/richard_l...he_doc_pioneer/

http://edendale.typepad.com/weblog/2011/03...-1921-2011.html