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Douglas Trumbull was a visual effects legend and filmmaker who created groundbreaking effects for films including “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Blade Runner.”Trumbull was new to the field of visual effects when he was hired to work on “2001” – his sole previous credit was a short about spaceflight for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, “To the Moon and Beyond.” But he created visual magic for “2001” as he built memorable effects including the “Star Gate” sequence. Trumbull innovated the use of slit scan photography for the sequence.

Lina Wertmüller was an Italian filmmaker and the first woman nominated for an Academy Award for directing.Wertmüller directed her first film, “The Lizards,” in 1963. She built her reputation over the 1960s and ‘70s as a risk-taker whose films defied genre conventions.

Myron Dewey was a documentary filmmaker who covered the protests at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, including directing “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock.”Dewey was the founder of the production company Digital Smoke Signals. He took acclaimed and widely viewed footage of the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, running near Standing Rock.

James Redford was a filmmaker known for documentaries including “The Kindness of Strangers,” and he was the son of actor and director Robert Redford.After growing up surrounded by movies and with a superstar father, Redford’s entry into the movie world was a natural step. He studied screenwriting, trying not to follow too directly in his father’s footsteps.

Alan Parker was a British film director known for movies including “Midnight Express,” “Mississippi Burning,” and “Bugsy Malone.”This is a breaking news story.