James Staniforth Ricketson (born 1949) is an Australian film director
who, in June 2017, was arrested while flying a drone at a Cambodia
National Rescue Party rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and charged with
espionage, a charge he denies. He was held in Prey Sar prison and his
trial began in a Phnom Penh court on 16 August 2018, with character
testimony from Australian film director Peter Weir. On 31 August he
was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison. It was
announced on 21 September 2018 that Cambodian authorities had pardoned
Ricketson for the offence.Ricketson studied at the Australian Film and
Television School and has made a number of features and
documentaries.In 1973 Ricketson filmed and helped to organise Philippe
Petit's high-wire walk between the two north pylons of Sydney Harbour
Bridge. A short film of the walk was released on DVD with Man On Wire,
the Academy Award-winning documentary on Petit's World Trade Center
Twin Towers walk.
who, in June 2017, was arrested while flying a drone at a Cambodia
National Rescue Party rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and charged with
espionage, a charge he denies. He was held in Prey Sar prison and his
trial began in a Phnom Penh court on 16 August 2018, with character
testimony from Australian film director Peter Weir. On 31 August he
was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison. It was
announced on 21 September 2018 that Cambodian authorities had pardoned
Ricketson for the offence.Ricketson studied at the Australian Film and
Television School and has made a number of features and
documentaries.In 1973 Ricketson filmed and helped to organise Philippe
Petit's high-wire walk between the two north pylons of Sydney Harbour
Bridge. A short film of the walk was released on DVD with Man On Wire,
the Academy Award-winning documentary on Petit's World Trade Center
Twin Towers walk.
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