Randy Astle
Randy Astle is a New York City–based filmmaker, author, and screenwriter specializing in scripts for preschool television. He received his MA from the London Film School and has published widely on the history of LDS film. His films have shown at the LDS Film Festival in Orem, Utah, the Festival du Film Mormon in Brussels, and the Lingos Film Festival in New York City. His website is http://www.randyastle.com, and he blogs about children’s literature and media at http://balloonred.blogspot.com; he is currently preparing a website to exhibit documentaries about Latter-day Saints in New York.
BYU Studies Publications
- A History of Mormon Cinema
- Angie
- Fifth-Floor Walkup
- Mormon Cinema on the Web
- The Fifth Wave: Cultural and Commercial Viability (2000–Present)
- The First Wave: The Clawson Brothers and the New Frontier (1905–1929)
- The Fourth Wave: The Mass Media Era (1974–2000)
- The Second Wave: Home Cinema (1929–1953)
- The Third Wave: Judge Whitaker and the Classical Era (1953–1974)