richard fleming

sound recordist

Since 1990, Richard Fleming has traveled to the farthest reaches of the globe. In addition to camping in the frozen deserts of Antarctica, he has accompanied Kofi Annan around the world, flown missions over Kandahar with the U.S. Army Reserve, followed Imelda Marcos on the presidential campaign trail in the Philippines, and sweltered on the decks of a nuclear aircraft carrier plying the waters of the Persian Gulf.

Among his numerous credits are the documentaries "From Kansas to Kandahar," by noted director Cal Skaggs for the PBS series "America at a Crossroads," Show of Force’s “Carrier Project,” and "Kofi Annan : Center of the Storm," by renowned filmmaker David Grubin, both for PBS; "Sumo East and West," by Ferne Pearlstein, and "Iron Butterfly, The Story of Imelda Marcos," by Ramona Diaz, both for ITVS. Other credits include “Les Illuminations de Madame Narval," by Charles Najman, for the Franco-German television channel Arte, and work as both a writer and recordist on Alex Wolfe's "Santo Domingo Blues." His dramatic credits include the multiple award-winning theatrical feature "La Ciudad," by David Riker. He rejoins director Aghion on ICE PEOPLE, following his work on Emmy-winner "In Rwanda we say…The family that does not speak dies."

Fleming is also an accomplished writer, photographer, and amateur musicologist. His blog, A Brooklynite on the Ice, features the filmmakers' adventures during the four-month shoot in Antarctica.  His first book, Walking to Guantanamo, already garnering glowing critical praise, chronicles Fleming’s  year-long walk across the island of Cuba. The Road to Guantánamo was just published on October 1st by Commons books.

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the filmmakers
Anne Aghion
Director & Producer
• Awards include an Emmy, a UNESCO Fellini Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Critics praise Anne for conveying, without preconception, a strong sense of the people and places she covers.
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Nadia Ben Rachid
Editor
• Nadia joins Anne for this third collaboration following their Emmy-winning work on the Rwandan Gacaca.  
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Sylvestre Guidi
Director of Photography
• More than 20 years of documentary production experience—filming from the top of the world to the bottom.
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Richard Fleming
Sound Recordist
• Having traveled the world recording sound, Richard rejoins Anne on location for ICE PEOPLE.
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Laurent Petitgand
Composer, original score
• A prolific composer, recording artist, arranger, performer and actor, Petitgand’s work has been featured in a long list of films.
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Benoit Gryspeerdt
Producer
• Benoit joins Anne as a producing partner following his work as production manager on her previous award-winning films. 
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