James Redford, activist son of Robert Redford, dies

James Redford

, son of

, has died at the age of 58.

It was his wife,

, who last Friday announced his death through a message on social networks.

"Jamie died today. We are heartbroken. He lived a beautiful and shocking life and was loved by many. We will miss him deeply. As his wife of 32 years, I am so grateful for the two spectacular children we raised together. I don't know what we would have done. without them for the past two years. "

James Redford

and Kylie have two children

whose profession is closely linked to that of their grandfather.

Documentalist by profession,

was a great environmental activist.

In fact, in 2005 he founded with his father

, a non-profit organization dedicated to projects "that aim to balance the omnipresent and alarmist environmental narrative with stories that present people, communities and organizations that take measures to protect and restore the planet ", as described on its website.

Through this organization he produced

, on the dependence of the United States on fossil fuels, or

over the Colorado River and its delta, currently in a dry part.

James Redford was

born in New York in 1962. He graduated in Literature and Film from the University of Colorado.

In 1993, James received two liver transplants.

It was this experience that prompted him to found the

Institute

for Transplant Awareness, where he produced

, a documentary film examining the often-overlooked sacrifices made by organ donor families.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, James was active as a writer and director, including the original script for

, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Darryl Hannah, as well as directing the showtime Spin starring Stanley Tucci and Dana.

In 2016, Karen Pritzker and James produced two new documentaries that highlighted the biological damage that physical and emotional abuse poses to children.

was released in 2104 and was followed in 2016 by

.

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