ARCADIA FILMS projects are co-produced and
co-directed by Richard and Stephen Payne, a father/son team.
Richard was born in Ottawa, Canada. After completing post
graduate studies in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Education he
became a television, radio and film writer/researcher for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and the National Film Board
of Canada. After moving to the U.S.A. in 1967 he became an editor
and publisher. Richard conceived and developed the 100 volume
The Classics Of Western Spirituality (Paulist Press), a library
of new modern English translations of the great books of the
Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christian, Jewish, Islamic and
Native American traditions. He conceived and developed the 25 volume
World Spirituality: An Encyclopedic History of the Religious
Quest (Crossroad Publishing), a comprehensive study of the
world's religions. He has conceived and developed a 60 volume series
The Classics Of Eastern Spirituality. Richard was Associate
Editor of the Paulist Press, and of the monthly journal New
Catholic World, Associate Publisher of Crossroad Publishing,
and Founder and Publisher of Amity House. He is a publishing
consultant for New City Press, Montfort Publications and Madonna
House Publications. A leader in interfaith dialog he was President
of The Conference of the World's Religions, and Executive Director
of The Assembly of the World's Religions. He and his wife Patricia
have had five children in their 37 years of marriage. They live in
the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.
Stephen studied Film at York University, in Toronto. He then
worked in both film and television in Toronto, Hollywood and New
York, first as a production assistant and then in a wide range of
production and post production roles. He gained a remarkable
reputation for his "hands-on technical expertise" in the full range
of skills required for the art and science of filmmaking. He became
an assistant director of features, and a post production coordinator
for Power Pictures and the USA Television Network in Toronto. He
then worked for Canada's two great internationally acclaimed film
writers/directors — the 1998 Oscar nominated Atom Egoyan, and the
1989 Oscar nominated Denys Arcand. Stephen is the Vice President &
Producer of Arcadia Films. He is a film director,
editor and an accomplished cinematographer. He was Director of
Photography for both Jesus Living In Mary films. A musician
and composer, he has composed and performed the theme music for a
variety of projects.
Richard was born in Ottawa, Canada. After completing post
graduate studies in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Education he
became a television, radio and film writer/researcher for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and the National Film Board
of Canada. After moving to the U.S.A. in 1967 he became an editor
and publisher. Richard conceived and developed the 100 volume
The Classics Of Western Spirituality (Paulist Press), a library
of new modern English translations of the great books of the
Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christian, Jewish, Islamic and
Native American traditions. He conceived and developed the 25 volume
World Spirituality: An Encyclopedic History of the Religious
Quest (Crossroad Publishing), a comprehensive study of the
world's religions. He has conceived and developed a 60 volume series
The Classics Of Eastern Spirituality. Richard was Associate
Editor of the Paulist Press, and of the monthly journal New
Catholic World, Associate Publisher of Crossroad Publishing,
and Founder and Publisher of Amity House. He is a publishing
consultant for New City Press, Montfort Publications and Madonna
House Publications. A leader in interfaith dialog he was President
of The Conference of the World's Religions, and Executive Director
of The Assembly of the World's Religions. He and his wife Patricia
have had five children in their 37 years of marriage. They live in
the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.
Stephen studied Film at York University, in Toronto. He then
worked in both film and television in Toronto, Hollywood and New
York, first as a production assistant and then in a wide range of
production and post production roles. He gained a remarkable
reputation for his "hands-on technical expertise" in the full range
of skills required for the art and science of filmmaking. He became
an assistant director of features, and a post production coordinator
for Power Pictures and the USA Television Network in Toronto. He
then worked for Canada's two great internationally acclaimed film
writers/directors — the 1998 Oscar nominated Atom Egoyan, and the
1989 Oscar nominated Denys Arcand. Stephen is the Vice President &
Producer of Arcadia Films. He is a film director,
editor and an accomplished cinematographer. He was Director of
Photography for both Jesus Living In Mary films. A musician
and composer, he has composed and performed the theme music for a
variety of projects.