Nationality American Name Rachel Morrison Children 1 son | Years active 2002–present Occupation Cinematographer Role Cinematographer | |
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Born April 27, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-04-27 ) Residence Los Angeles, California, United States Nominations News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography Movies Dope, Fruitvale Station, Cake, Sound of My Voice, Little Accidents Similar People Rick Famuyiwa, Daniel Barnz, Ryan Coogler, Zal Batmanglij, Sara Colangelo | ||
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Rachel Morrison (born April 27, 1978) is an American cinematographer. She is best known for the films Cake, Fruitvale Station, and Sound of My Voice.
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- Camerimage rachel morrison interview
- The Filmmakers View Rachel Morrison DP is the best job on set we all know that
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Accolades
- Filmography
- References
The Filmmaker's View: Rachel Morrison - DP is the best job on set, we all know that
Early life and career
Morrison took up photography at a young age. She grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and graduated from Concord Academy in 1996. She then attended New York University, where she completed a double major in film and photography since she was unable to choose between the two disciplines; by the end of her degree, she had decided to concentrate on cinematography. She then attended the AFI Conservatory's graduate cinematography program and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2006. She began her career in television, working on series and telefilms for a number of networks. Her cinematography on the 2005 television documentary Rikers High, about high school education within the Rikers Island prison complex, was nominated for an Emmy Award.
The 2007 independent film Palo Alto marked Morrison's debut as the primary cinematographer on a feature film, after which she took a job as director of photography on the MTV reality series The Hills. She worked on The Hills for two years before moving to features, beginning with Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Over the next two years, she photographed Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Fruitvale Station, which premiered at Sundance in 2012 and 2013 respectively, as well as Any Day Now (2012), Some Girl(s) (2013) and The Harvest (2013). In 2014, she photographed Cake, directed by Daniel Barnz, which she followed up with the 2015 film Dope. Dope premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, making it Morrison's seventh film to screen at the annual festival in six consecutive years.
2014 marked Morrison's first foray into directing, as she was offered the chance to direct an episode of the television series American Crime, which aired in 2015. In 2017 she became a member the American Society of Cinematographers.
Personal life
Morrison lives in Los Angeles with her wife (also named) Rachel. She gave birth to their son in 2015.
Accolades
Morrison's first accolade was an Emmy Award nomination for her work on the television documentary Rikers High in 2006.
At the 2013 Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, Morrison was awarded the Kodak Vision Award for her work in cinematography and her collaboration with other women filmmakers. The same year, Variety named her as one of the "Up Next" in their Below The Line Impact Report, while Indiewire named her as one of their "Cinematographers To Watch".