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AJ Young

Birthplace:
Mesa, Arizona, USA

Biography from TheMovieDB

AJ Young is an award winning director of photography whose films include the complex Exodus, the emotional Always, Lola, and the comedic Mandao series. He has shot 14 feature films, numerous short films, music videos, and commercials of all varieties.  AJ is an alumnus of Columbia College Chicago. He is based in Los Angeles, CA and is a member of the International Cinematographers Guild, classified as a Director of Photography.

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Film Production

Assistant Camera:
2019  The Trigger

Cinematography:
2015  Dearest Jane
2017  The Watchman's Canoe
2019  Another Cinema Snob Movie
2019  Imaginary Bullets
2019  The Trigger
2020  Oakdale 1959
2022  Always, Lola

Colorist:
2015  Dearest Jane
2017  Jesus, Bro!
2017  The Watchman's Canoe
2019  Another Cinema Snob Movie
2019  Imaginary Bullets
2019  The Trigger
2020  Oakdale 1959
2022  Always, Lola

Director of Photography:
2013  Camp 139
2015  Dearest Jane
2016  Schlep
2016  The Gun Equation
2017  Jesus, Bro!
2017  The Watchman's Canoe
2018  Mandao of the Dead
2019  Another Cinema Snob Movie
2019  Imaginary Bullets
2019  The Trigger
2020  Mandao Returns
2020  Oakdale 1959
2021  Exodus
2022  Always, Lola
2025  Mickey’s Slayhouse
2025  Somewhere in Montana
????  Cahoots
????  D(e)AD

First Assistant Camera:
2013  Camp 139
2015  Dearest Jane
2016  Schlep
2016  The Gun Equation
2017  Jesus, Bro!
2017  The Watchman's Canoe
2018  Mandao of the Dead
2019  Another Cinema Snob Movie
2019  Imaginary Bullets
2019  The Trigger
2020  Mandao Returns
2020  Oakdale 1959
2021  Exodus
2022  Always, Lola
2022  Voices from the Void
2025  Mickey’s Slayhouse
2025  Somewhere in Montana
????  Cahoots
????  D(e)AD

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