Field(s) of expertise: Richard Pearce began his professional career in the late 1960's as a cinematographer. His credits include four Oscar-winning documentaries: Woodstock, Marjoe, Interviews with My Lai Veterans and Hearts and Minds. Pearce made his directorial debut with the period drama Heartland, which earned a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and opened the New York Film Festival's first Showcase of American Independents. Other feature films of his include Country, which brought Jessica Lange an Academy Award nomination; The Long Walk Home (Whoopi Goldberg and Sissy Spacek); Leap of Faith (Steve Martin, Deborah Winger, and Liam Neeson). Recently Pearce returned to making documentaries, including The Road to Memphis which he directed for Martin Scorsese's series on the Blues and Food Inc. which he co-produced (with Eric Schlosser) and photographed. In 2008, Pearce was elected to the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.