From the scenic city of Vancouver, Canada, a talented individual emerged at the tender age of 19, directing a documentary for the esteemed National Film Board of Canada.
Venturing into the realm of experimental film in the early 1980s, this visionary created "Diminished" (1980),a cinematic masterpiece that garnered an honorable mention at the 9th Northwest Film and Video Festival.
Gene Youngblood, the renowned author of the avant-garde manifesto "Expanded Cinema," penned a glowing review of the film, describing it as "a delicately structured non-verbal poem about loss, time, and memory, closer in style to Michael Snow or Hollis Frampton than to Alain Resnais."
The film's ethereal quality is characterized by faded images that lap-dissolve against small sounds and enigmatic subtitles, evoking the whispers of the past. A documentary of the heart, "Diminished" is a testament to the director's unique artistic vision.
In the late 1980s, this filmmaker made the transition to feature films, commencing with "Matinee" (1988). A tongue-in-cheek thriller that compensates for its lack of shock value with a solid cast, liquid imagery, and innovative editing, "Matinee" received praise from Variety, stating, "this film makes up for its lack of shock value with a solid cast, liquid imagery and innovative editing."
The director's subsequent film, "North of Pittsburgh" (1992),premiered at the Montreal Film Festival, where it was lauded by Variety for its "beautifully acted and sharply written comedy-drama... Richard Martind directs with self-assurance and flawless pacing."
In 1997, the director released "Wounded," a dark thriller that explores the themes of loss, time, and memory, featuring a talented cast including Graham Greene, Madchen Amick, and Adrian Pasdar.
Interestingly, this filmmaker's father is none other than the legendary Dick Martin, co-star of the popular television show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In."
