Rachel Morrison
Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978 in Massachusetts ) is an American camerawoman and television director .
Life
Rachel Morrison grew up in Cambridge , Massachusetts, and graduated from Concord Academy in 1996. She later took a double degree at New York University , at the end of which she decided to work behind the camera. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2006 and began her career in television.
In the independent film Palo Alto, CA by Brad Leong , published in 2007, acted Morrison first time as a camerawoman with a feature film. In January 2013, by Ryan Coogler the Festival Sundance Film film Fruitvale Station: Next stop presented, also with Morrison behind the camera. 2014 was followed by work on Cake by Daniel Barnz . With Rick Famuyiwa she made the film Dope the following year , which also premiered at the Sundance Film Festival .
In 2015, Morrison first directed an episode of the television series Quantico . Between 2015 and 2016 she was responsible for two episodes as the director of the series American Crime . In 2017 Dee Rees presented her film Mudbound at the Sundance Film Festival , where Morrison had again worked as a camerawoman. In 2018 she became the first woman in the history of the Oscars to be nominated for a prize in the category Best Camera for this work .
Morrison lives in Los Angeles with her wife Rachel and was mother of a son in 2015.
Filmography (selection)
- 2011: Sound of My Voice
- 2011: LA Love Story - In Love with Los Angeles (Dorfman in Love)
- 2012: Any Day Now
- 2013: Next stop: Fruitvale Station (Fruitvale Station)
- 2013: The Harvest
- 2013: Accidents - Totgeschwiegen (Little Accidents)
- 2014: Cake
- 2015: Dope
- 2016: In good faith ( Confirmation , TV film)
- 2017: Mudbound
- 2018: Black Panther
- 2019: Jean Seberg - Against all Enemies (Seberg)
Awards (selection)
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
- 2018: Nomination for Best Film - Theatrical Release ( Mudbound )
- 2018 : Nomination for the best camera (Mudbound)
- 2019 : Nomination for Best Cinematography ( Black Panther )
- 2016 : Nomination in the category Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program (What Happened, Miss Simone?)
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award
- 2018: Nomination for the best camera (Mudbound)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2017: Award for the best camera (Mudbound)
- 2018 : Nomination for the best camera (Mudbound)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- 2018: Award for the best camera (Mudbound)
Women in Film Crystal Awards
- 2013: Received the Kodak Vision Award
Web links
- Rachel Morrison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/news-articles/behind-camera-fruitvale-station/407635
- ↑ https://concordacademy.org/author/admin/page/28/
- ↑ Zach Laws: 2018 American Society of Cinematographers Awards winners: Roger Deakins ('Blade Runner 2049') wins 4th ASC prize on way to Oscars In: goldderby.com, February 17, 2018.
- ↑ Kristopher Tapley, 'Shape of Water' Leads Critics' Choice Film Nominations In: Variety, December 6, 2017.
- ↑ Chris Evangelista: 2017 Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Nominations Announced In: slashfilm.com, December 4, 2017.
- ↑ Joey Nolfi: 2017 New York Film Critics Circle winners announced In: Entertainment Weekly, November 30, 2017.
- ↑ Matt Fernandez: Variety Artisan Awards to Honor Rachel Morrison, Alexandre Desplat and More at Santa Barbara Film Festival In: Variety, February 2, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morrison, Rachel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American camerawoman and television director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Massachusetts , United States |