Leonard Retel Helmrich

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Leonard Retel Helmrich
Born	Leonard Retel Helmrich (1959-08-16)16 August 1959 Tilburg, Netherlands
Died	15 July 2023(2023-07-15) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)	Director, Writer, Documentary Maker, Director of Photography
Years active	1986–2023
Awards	Amsterdam 2004 Sundance 2005 for Shape of the Moon Amsterdam 2010 Best Documentary for Position Among the Stars Sundance 2011 for Position among the Stars
Website	www.scarabeefilms.com

Leonard Retel Helmrich (16 August 1959 – 15 July 2023) was a Dutch cinematographer and film director. Born in Tilburg, he lived in Amsterdam after 1982. He is a two-time International Documentary winner at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).^[1] On June 5, 2018, he was awarded with the title Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion by the Dutch King Willem-Alexander.^{[citation needed]}

Helmrich was known for his work with the "Single Shot Cinema" filming method.^[1]