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What is the best film shot by Bradford Young?

By YPB Team

Sundance debuts shot in near-darkness sit beside blockbuster spectacle, all lit with the same painterly instinct. Which frame stays with you?

  1. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete — ranked #11
    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
    The 2013 drama about two boys surviving a Brooklyn summer alone in their housing project.
    1000pts
  2. Arrival — ranked #22
    Arrival
    Denis Villeneuve's 2016 first-contact drama whose muted, misty imagery earned Young an Oscar nomination.
    930pts
  3. Solo: A Star Wars Story — ranked #33
    Solo: A Star Wars Story
    The 2018 Star Wars spin-off following a young Han Solo, shot in deep shadow and neon.
    848pts
  4. Selma — ranked #44
    Selma
    Ava DuVernay's 2014 civil-rights drama about the march from Selma to Montgomery.
    818pts
  5. A Most Violent Year — ranked #55
    A Most Violent Year
    J.C. Chandor's 1981-set crime drama praised for its smoky, amber-toned New York.
    636pts
  6. Restless City — ranked #66
    Restless City
    Andrew Dosunmu's 2011 portrait of an African immigrant musician surviving in New York.
    521pts
  7. Middle of Nowhere — ranked #77
    Middle of Nowhere
    Ava DuVernay's 2012 drama about a woman whose life stalls while her husband is incarcerated.
    520pts
  8. Where Is Kyra? — ranked #88
    Where Is Kyra?
    Andrew Dosunmu's 2017 drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer, shot in near-darkness.
    520pts
  9. Pariah — ranked #99
    Pariah
    Dee Rees's 2011 debut about a Brooklyn teenager embracing her identity, a Sundance breakout.
    382pts
  10. Ain't Them Bodies Saints — ranked #1010
    Ain't Them Bodies Saints
    David Lowery's 2013 Texas outlaw romance shot in glowing, Malick-like natural light.
    212pts
  11. Mother of George — ranked #1111
    Mother of George
    Andrew Dosunmu's 2013 Brooklyn-set drama about a Nigerian couple, famed for its saturated color.
    212pts

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