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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1977 · UNITED STATES

Reed Morano

Intimate, often handheld, emotional camera.

Born
1977
Country
United States
Field
Cinematographer

KNOWN FOR

  1. 2008Frozen River
  2. 2013Kill Your Darlings

WHY THEY MATTER

Became the youngest member of the ASC in 2013; first woman to win both the Emmy and the Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series in the same year, for The Handmaid's Tale.

THE LIFE

Morano is an American cinematographer and director whose work has appeared regularly at Sundance, beginning with Frozen River, which won the Grand Jury Prize. She also shot Kill Your Darlings and The Skeleton Twins. In 2013 she became the youngest member of the American Society of Cinematographers, then one of only fourteen women among about 345 active members. She directed the first episodes of The Handmaid's Tale, winning an Emmy and a Directors Guild Award.

Source: Wikipedia

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Helene Louvart

Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.

Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia