Cinematographer

09 THE PEOPLE VS LEO FRANK. Ben Loeterman-Director. (90 min.) Docu-drama recreates the sensational trial in Georgia which lead to the lynching of an innocent man. Will Janowitz as Leo Frank and Seth Gilliam as Jim Conley.

09 THE TRIALS OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER. David Grubin-Director. (2 hrs) PBS. American Experience. The life of the director of the Manhattan Project told during his security hearing in 1954 when he was banned from nuclear research as a security risk. David Strathairn as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Michael Cumpey as Prosecutor Robb.

08 18 in NY. Ilana Navarro-Director. (1 hr.) Arté. Portraits of three 18 year olds from three economic strata that live in New York City in 2008.

07 JEWISH AMERICANS. David Grubin-Director. (6 hrs.) PBS. The history of Jews in America.

07 THE MYSTERIOUS HEART. David Grubin-Director. (1 of 3 hrs.) PBS & National Geographic.

06 MARIE ANTOINETTE. David Grubin-Director. (2 hrs.) PBS, ARTe & BBC special on the last Queen of France who died on the guillotine. WGA Award-Best Documentary.

06 THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA: the French & Indian War. Ben Loeterman-Director (Hrs 2 & 4) WQED for PBS. The French & Indian War and how it leads to the American Revolution.

05 VOOM PORTRAITS. Robert Wilson-Director. Rainbow Media/VOOM-LAB HD. The opera director's video portraits of Isabella Rosselli, Willam Dafoe, Lucinda Childe, William Pope L. Exhibited at Philip du Pury, New York and published in Vanity Fair.

05 YALE GALAPAGOS PROJECT. Paul Lawrence-Director. A biological tour of the Galapagos Islands with Professor Steven Stearns, chair of Yale University's Biology Department. Yale Center for Media Initiates.

05 EARTH DIARIES-Turkey. Cindy Younger-Director. Rainbow Media/VOOM-Equator HD. Short films on Turkey.

05 THE JEFF KOONS SHOW. Alison Chernick-Director. Rainbow Media/VOOM-Gallery HD. The life and art of Jeff Koons. Interviews include Jeff Koons, Julian Schnabel, Chuck Close, Mary Boone and others. Additional camera operator: Albert Maysles.

04 R.F.K. David Grubin-Director. (2 hrs.) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The life of RFK with interviews with his friends, family and co-workers. Broadcast premier October 2004.

03 WHAT NOT TO WEAR. Zoe Callan-Director. (1hr.) BBC for TLC. A fashion make over show.

03 PROS & CONS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY. Amelia Dare, JoAnn Ball, Erin Sax & Robi Dutta -Directors. (5-1 hr episodes) BBC. A reality series where a client has to choose someone to provide a service. Among their choices is the "best in the business," another "the worst," and the last "an impostor" with no experience at all. The client makes their choice then that person has to do the job without the client knowing if their choice was "the Good, the Bad or the Ugly." Broadcast on TLC in August 2003.

02 YOUNG DOCTOR FREUD. David Grubin-Director. (2 hrs.) PBS special on Sigmund Freud's life told through his writing of 'Interpretation of Dreams' which reveals his psychoanalytic theories. Premier at the Museum of Broadcasting, 5/02. Broadcast November 2002. Emmy Award for Best Score.

02 THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN. David Grubin-Director. (5 hrs.) PBS special on the latest discoveries in neuroscience chronicling the brain from the womb to old age. I photographed Hour 1 (the Infant), Hour 2 (the Child), and Hour 4 (the Adult) and the Openers for Hours 1-4. Broadcast 1/02. Shot in 16:9 Digi-Beta. EMMY Award for Best Science Series.

02 PUBLIC ENEMY #1. Ben Loeterman-Director. (1 hr) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Recreations including bank robberies, prison breakouts, car chases with period cars, and the death of the gangster, John Dillinger, whose daring exploits lead to the formation of the FBI in 1933.

02 THE LIZA AND DAVID SHOW. (1 hr) VH-1 reality show on Liza Minnelli and David Gest. Shot in HD24p. Co-DP.

02 THE RURAL STUDIO. Charles Schultz-Director. (1 hr) PBS/ITVS. Follows the design and construction of cutting edge architecture by students of the late, MacArthur fellow Samuel Mockbie in rural Alabama. Premier at the Whitney Biennial 2002. Center of Contemporary Art, Switzerland, '02. Shot in DVcam. I developed a DVcam cable rig for aerial views of the buildings in this documentary.

02 MIOTTE vu par RAOUL RUIZ. Raoul Ruiz-Director. (77 min.) Wildly inventive film with abstract expressionist painter Jean Miotte and filmmaker Raoul Ruiz (writer/director of "Time Regained; "Three Lives and only one Death", "Genealogy of a Crime", and others). Filmed in Soho, Provence, and Hamburg. Exhibited at the Montreal Film Festival; Rotterdam Film Festival; Korean Film Festival; Alliance France; Anthology Film Archive; many others. (in French)

01 ABRAHAM AND MARY LINCOLN: A HOUSE DIVIDED. David Grubin-Director. (6 hrs) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The first dual biography of the Lincolns from their births in Kentucky to their deaths. Broadcast in HDTV 2/01.

CLICK ON ARTICLES: to read about the development the bullet shot published as: 'Shooting Lincoln" ICG-International Cinematographers Guild Magazine, October 1999 and listen to or read my interview on the PBS Web at:

00 NAPOLEON. David Grubin-Director. (4 hrs) PBS Empires special on the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Broadcast 11/00. Peabody Award for Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting, 2001. Rockie Award, Banff Television Festival. EMMY nomination for Cinematography, Director, and Best Non-Fiction.

CLICK ON ARTICLES: to read about the filming at the palace of Compiegne published as: 'Napoleon Complex' in ICG-International Cinematographers Guild Magazine, October 2000.

99 RESCUE AT SEA. Ben Loeterman-Director. (1 hr) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Dramatic recreation of the largest sea rescue and first use of wireless (radio) in a sea disaster in 1909. Broadcast 2/99.

98 AMERICA 1900. David Grubin-Director. (3 hrs) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Interviews and recreations including the Scoffield mine disaster, Ragtime music, and inventions (gramophone, et al). Peabody Award for Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting, 1999. Broadcast 11/98.

97 TRUMAN. David Grubin-Director. (4 1/2 hrs) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Recreations only. Two EMMY Awards-Best Non-fiction film & Best Director. Peabody Award 1998. Broadcast 10/97.

96 T.R. - the story of THEODORE ROOSEVELT. David Grubin-Director. (4 hrs) PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Cinematography on recreations. Two EMMY Awards-including Best Director. Broadcast 10/96.

90 WE WERE SO BELOVED - the German Jews of Washington Heights. Manfred Kirschheimer- Director. (2 hrs 40 min.) First Run Features. German Jews confront the Nazis, the Holocaust, and expatriation. Silver Lion, Best Documentary, Berlin Film Festival and other awards. Theatrically released.

83 BURT'S BIKERS. Roy Frumkes-Director. (54 min.) Original music by Frederick Hand. Glenda Jackson-Narrator. Uplifting docudrama about children with Down Syndrome preparing for a bike race. CINE Golden Eagle. Best Documentary, Houston Film Festival. Broadcast on NBC 5/84.

83 WHALE RESCUE 1. James Callanan-Director/cameraman/editor. (24 min.) Original Music by Richie Havens. The dramatic rescue and rehabilitation of the dying sperm whale, called "Physty," by a team including veterinarians, divers, and the Coast Guard on Fire Island, New York in 1981. A first in the history of cetacean rescue attempts. Premiered at the International Whaling Commission conference "Whales Alive" Boston, Massachusetts, 1983. A permanent exhibit at NorthWind Undersea Institute in New York, as well as a regular exhibit at Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, Sea World, New England Aquarium, many others. Broadcast on PBS as climax of the Audubon Special 'Whales.'

08 SIN CITY LAW. Ben Loeterman-Director. (2 hrs.) Maha Productions for Sundance Channel. Documentary series on the crime justice system in Las Vegas. I shot the sentencing phase of the murder trial of convicted killer Beau Maestas.

07 LIFE WITH E.O. WILSON. David Dugan-Director. (2 hrs.) National Geographic. Biologist E.O. Wilson leads a tour of biodiversity in familiar places. I shot the Central Park Bioblitz.

06 AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES. Graham Judd-Director. (hr 4 of 4) African American celebrities trace their roots back to Africa through oral history and DNA testing. I shot Executive Producer and Host Henry Louis Gates at Ellis Island.

05 WINGS FOR WHEELS: THE MAKING OF BORN TO RUN. Thom Zimny-Director. (1 1/2 hr.) Columbia Records. DVD companion to the twenty-fifth anniversary rerelease of Bruce Sprinsteen's 'Born to Run.' Interviews with the E Street Band and producers on the making of this classic album. GRAMMY AWARD-Best Long Form Music Film.

04 THE QUESTION OF GOD: C.S. LEWIS & SIGMUND FREUD. Catherine Tatge-Director. (4 hrs.) The series contrasts the insights of Sigmund Freud, a life-long critic of religious belief, with C.S. Lewis, the celebrated author and influential proponent of faith based on reason. Add. Photography.

03 THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE. Julia Cort-Director. (hr 3 of 3) String Theory with Brian Greene, author of the book of the same name. I shot host Brian Greene in a green screen stage and in Time Square for hour 3.

03 THE HISTORY OF US. Peter Kunhardt-Director. (16 1/2 hr programs) PBS special. An encapsulated history of the United States from it founding to the present. I shot the colonial era and the host Katie Couric against green screen.

02 KOFI ANNAN-CENTER OF THE STORM. David Grubin-Director. (1 hr.) PBS special. The work of the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Interviews with Kofi Annan, his wife Nan, and world leaders.

02 BORN TO BE WILD- THE FOUR LEADING MEN OF THE ABT. Judy Kinberg-Director. (1 hr.) Great Performances-Dance in America. A special performance of the four leading ballet dancers choreographed by Mark Morris.

02 WHEN WE WERE GIRLS. Stephanie Walter-Director. (1 hr.) WE-Women's Entertainment Network. Interviews with Edie Falco, Candice Bergen, Marion Wright Edelman, Dee Dee Myers, Michele Rodriquez, and others.

02 FOSSE. Judy Kinberg-Producer. (2 hrs.) Great Performances-Dance in America. Interviews with Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen and behind-the -scenes of HD recording of The Broadway musical.

01 TRACKING THE TERRORISTS. Ben Loeterman-Director. (1 hr.) FRONTLINE. Following the route of the 9/11 terrorists. DUPONT/COLUMBIA AWARD FOR JOURNALISM.

01 MARIACHI-THE SPIRIT OF MEXICO. Leo Eaton-Director. PBS. (75 min.) Shot the host Plácido Domingo on green screen.

01 FATAL FLOOD. Shana Gazit/David Stewart-Directors. (1 hr.) Broadcast 4/01. Recreations. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

01 SCOTTSBORO: An American Tragedy. Barak Goodman-Director. (2 hrs.) Broadcast 3/01 Interviews. Academy Award & Emmy Award nominee. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

00 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Sue Williams-Director. (2 hrs.) Shot recreations of Eleanor's childhood. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

80 DOCUMENT OF THE DEAD. Roy Frumkes-Director. (1 hr.) The making of George Romero's cult horror film 'Dawn of the Dead'. Additional camera.

06 THE ATTIC. Mary Lambert-Director. (99 min.) A supernatural thriller starring Elisabeth Moss, John Savage, Catherine Mary Stuart and Tom Malloy. Shot with Sony Cinealta in HD 24p. (in post-production)

06 VODKA ROCKS. John Rubino-Director. (99 min.) A black comedy about three ex-spies, now working in advertising, who want to get liquor ads on American television but all they know is sabotage, kidnapping and murder. Shot with Sony Cinealta in HD 24p. (in-post production)

03 THE VOODOO U DO. Andre Degas-Director. (30 min) A love triangle at a network news station goes awry with voodoo.

01 THE KITCHEN. Andre Degas-Director. ITVS. (54 min) A Egyptian deli owner (Mark Margolis) wants his son (Jason Reyes), a musician, to take over the family business in Hell's Kitchen. Broadcast on PBS 6/01.

94 MANHATTAN BY NUMBERS. Amir Naderi-Director. Original Music by Gato Barbieri. (88 min.) An unemployed journalist (John Woyda) facing eviction searches the city for a homeless friend. Theatrically released. New Directors/New Films, NY, Chicago, Venice, San Sebastian, Tokyo, Bombay, Toronto festivals, etc...

91 M.I.A.-MISSING IN AMERICA. Chris Silva-Director. (26 min) A mother (Anne Meara) seeks to understand the disappearance of her son, a homeless Vietnam Vet. Also starring Miriam Colon, Carl Lumbley, Bill Raymond, and Dick Latessa. Broadcast on PBS 11/91.

84 RAW NERVES - A LACANIAN THRILLER Manuel DeLanda-Director. A bold and original interpretation of the film noir genre. A detective searches labyrinthine interiors for the meaning of a secret message. Museum of the Moving Image 1998, Whitney Centennial, 2000; numerous festivals, museums, and awards. Broadcast on PBS' POV '84.

09 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. James Bobin, Troy Miller, Taika Waititi,& Michel Gondrey-Directors. Patrick Stewart-O.P. HBO. Musical Comedy. 10 episodes. Starring Brett McKensie, Jemaine Clement, Rhys Darby, Arj Barker, & Kristen Staahl. 'A' Camera Operator/2nd Unit D.P. 2nd Season.

07 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. James Bobin, Troy Miller, Taika Waititi, J. Michael Vann, & Paul Sims-Directors. Patrick Stewart-D.P. HBO. Musical Comedy. 11 episodes. Starring Bret McKensie, Jemaine Clement, Rhys Darby, Arj Barker, and Kristen Staahl. Won Grammy for Best Comedy Album. Nominated for Best Director-Comedy, and Best Writing-Comedy. 'A' Camera Operator/2nd unit DP. 1st Season

07 ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND. Griffin Dunne-Director. William Rexer-D.P. Romantic Comedy. Starring Uma Thurman, Sam Shepard & Isabella Rosselli. Second unit D.P.

05 PRIME. Ben Younger-Director. Universal Pictures. William Rexer-D.P. Romantic comedy. Starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman. Second unit D.P.

02 HUDSON'S LAW. Barry Levinson-Director. Joe DeSalvo-D.P. Levinson/Fontana. Crime pilot. 'B' camera operator.

99 THINGS I FORGOT TO REMEMBER. Enrique Oliver-Director. Raúl Pérez Cubero-D.P. Comedy w/Ana Torrent, Olga Merediz, Blythe Danner, Rae Dawn Chong. (In Spanish and English) 'A' camera operator-N.Y. unit.

97 NEWSRADIO. Tom Cherones-Director. NBC-Brillstein/Grey. Sitcom w/Phil Hartmann, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney, Jon Lovitz, etc. 2nd season-N.Y. unit D.P.

96 THE KEEPER. Joe Brewster-Director. Duende Pictures. Prison guard (Giancarlo Esposito) takes in a paroled rapist (Isaak DeBankole) to live with him and his wife (Regina Taylor) and it results in murder. I completed principal photography and the reshoot for a new ending. Theatrically released.

92 SUPERFORCE. Michael Attanasio-Producer. Universal. Sci-fi/crime drama. 23 shows. 'A' camera operator.

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