Jeffrey Waldron

Jeffrey Waldron
Born
U.S.
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director
Years active2002–present

Jeffrey Waldron is an American cinematographer and director.[1][2][3] Waldron worked on various feature films and TV series, including Little Fires Everywhere, Dear White People, Transpecos, You Hurt My Feelings, and Haunted Mansion.[4][5][6] With Shannon Service he also co-directed Ghost Fleet, a 2018 award-winning documentary about immigrants tricked into forced labor on fishing ships in Thailand.

Career

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Jeffrey served as cinematographer on the 2011 film The Dynamiter, for which he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Independent Spirit Awards.[7] In 2012, he made his directorial debut with series Remixed, which was nominated for best directing (non-fiction) at the IAWTV Awards.[8] In 2018, he co-directed the film Ghost Fleet, along with Shannon Service, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary" in 2020.[9][10] Most recently he served as cinematographer for the film You Hurt My Feelings directed by Nicole Holofcener, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[11]

Selected filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Contribution Note
2023 Haunted Mansion Cinematographer
2023 You Hurt My Feelings Cinematographer
2018 Ghost Fleet Co-director, cinematographer [12][13]
2016 Transpecos Cinematographer
2011 The Dynamiter Cinematographer

Television

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Year Title Contribution Note
2022 A League of Their Own Cinematographer Pilot
2021 The Morning Show Cinematographer 2 episodes
2021 Gossip Girl Cinematographer Pilot
2020 Little Fires Everywhere Cinematographer 4 episodes
2019 Mrs. Fletcher Cinematographer 7 episodes
2019 GLOW Cinematographer 1 episode
2018 Champaign ILL Cinematographer 10 episodes
2018 Here and Now Cinematographer 4 episodes
2017 Brockmire Cinematographer 8 episodes
2017 Dear White People Cinematographer 10 episodes
2016-2017 Lopez Cinematographer 14 episodes
2016 Crunch Time Cinematographer 6 episodes
2012 Remixed Director, cinematographer 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2020 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary Ghost Fleet [10]
2019 Won Palm Springs International Film Festival John Schlesinger Award [14]
Won Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival Spotlight Documentary Competition [15]
Won International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Creative Documentary [16]
2018 Nominated Doc NYC Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize [17]
Nominated El Gouna Film Festival Feature Documentary Competition [18]
Nominated Hamptons International Film Festival Documentary Feature [19]
2013 Nominated IAWTV Awards Best Directing (Non-Fiction) Remixed [8]
2012 Nominated Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography The Dynamiter [7]
2006 Won Newport Beach Film Festival Best Cinematography, Short Film The Honeyfields [20]

References

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  1. ^ "'Little Fires Everywhere' cinematographer Jeffrey Waldron on creating the 'invisible tapestry' of Celeste Ng's book". goldderby.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ "How Director of Photography, Jeffrey Waldron, Uses Cinematography to Tell a Story While Shooting Hulu's 'Little Fires Everywhere'". fstoppers.com. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ "'Transpecos' Cinematographer Warmed to the Extreme Conditions During Thriller's Shoot". variety.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ^ "Season Changing Cinematography in Little Fires Everywhere". btlnews.com. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. ^ "'You Hurt My Feelings': Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything We Know so Far". collider.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  6. ^ "Jeffrey Waldron". dceff.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  7. ^ a b "Independent Spirit Awards 2012: Winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  8. ^ a b "2nd Annual IAWTV Awards 2013". iawtvawards.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  9. ^ "TIFF '18 Exclusive doc clip: "Ghost Fleet"". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  10. ^ a b "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  11. ^ "Sundance 2023 Cinematography Survey: The Cameras and Lenses Behind 40 Narrative Films at the Fest". indiewire.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  12. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (2019-06-06). "'Ghost Fleet' Review: A Quest to End Slavery at Sea". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  13. ^ "Review | Was the tuna you had for lunch caught by slaves? A new documentary makes you wonder". Washington Post. 2019-06-10. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  14. ^ "Film Festival Award Winners". psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  15. ^ "DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION". mspfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  16. ^ "The 2019 FIFDH awards list". fifdh.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "DOC NYC ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR NINTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL". docnyc.net. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  18. ^ "Ghost Fleet (2018)". elgounafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  19. ^ "The Hamptons International Film Festival" (PDF). hamptonsfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  20. ^ "Newport Beach Film Festival award winners". ocregister.com. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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