Jerry Risius is an American documentary film director and cinematographer.[1][2][3] He is an Peabody Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee.[4][5][6]
Jerry Risius | |
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| Born | Buffalo Center, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, director |
| Years active | 1997 – Present |
Life and career
editRisius was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, and he graduated from the University of Iowa.[7] From 2017 to 2021, he directed the independent feature documentary, Storm Lake, along with Beth Levison, which premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens in 2022, and was nominated for a Peabody Award and a 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.[8][9]
Risius is an Adjunct Faculty Professor for 15 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[10]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Food, Inc. 2 | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Director by Night | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Gutsy | Cinematographer | 3 Episodes |
| 2022 | Earthstorm | Cinematography | 1 Episode |
| 2021 | Storm Lake | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2020 | No Small Matter | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2020 | Denise Ho: Becoming the Song | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2019 | The Kingmaker | Cinematography | Documentary |
| 2018 | Generation Wealth | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Seeing Allred | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2016 | Pickle | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2014 | Watchers of the Sky | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2011 | The Last Mountain | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2007 | The Devil Came on Horseback | Cinematographer and field producer | Documentary |
| 2007 | A Walk to Beautiful | Cinematographer | TV show |
| 2005–2018 | Parts Unknown and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | Cinematographer and director | 50 Episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Won | AFI Docs Festival | Audience Award | Storm Lake | [11] |
| Won | Woodstock Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [12] | ||
| Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary | [13] | ||
| Nominated | Peabody Awards | Documentary honorees | [8] | ||
| Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary | Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak | [6] | |
| 2018 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | [5] |
| 2007 | Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | [14] |
References
edit- ^ "Small Town, Local Paper, Big Issues". easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "BETH LEVISON/JERRY RISIUS (STORM LAKE)". americanfilmshowcase.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Beth Levison and Jerry Risius". c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Storm Lake". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Documentary 'Storm Lake' chronicles Cullen family's commitment to community journalism". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b "Peabody Nominations Include 'Summer Of Soul', 'Reservation Dogs', 'Colin In Black & White', 'Dopesick', 'Hacks'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "In the PBS doc "Storm Lake," a tiny Iowa paper fights for the future of high-quality local news". salon.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Jerry Risius". sva.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "AFI DOCS Announces 2021 Award Winners". afi.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "22ND ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "News & Documentary Emmy Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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