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Nadia Hallgren
Nadia Hallgren is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer. Nadia shot and directed 2020's Becoming, a documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama, which was released…
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Nadia Hallgren is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer. Nadia shot and directed 2020's Becoming, a documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama, which was released on Netflix and has been nominated for four Emmys including Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Documentary Feature. After Maria (2019), a documentary short, tells the story of three mothers displaced by Hurricane Maria. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2019. Nadia won the special jury prize at SXSW 2018 for 2017's She’s the Ticket, an independent episodic series about women running for office. Her cinematography credits include the Sundance award-winner Motherland, Academy Award-nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Trouble the Water, and Sundance award-winner Trapped. Nadia is currently in production on a documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump who is representing the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. A native of The Bronx and a graduate of the International Center of Photography, Nadia is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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2026
Katseye: Wild Hearts
Movie Director
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2025
Victoria Beckham
TV show Director
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2024
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE
TV show Director
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2024
The Brown Dog
Movie Director
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2024
Sabbath Queen
Movie Cinematography
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2022
Civil: Ben Crump
Movie Director
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2021
Black and Missing
TV show Director
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2021
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words
Movie Director
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2021
The Show
Movie Director
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2021
Omnipresence
Movie Director
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2021
Death
Movie Director
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2020
Becoming
Movie Director
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2020
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Movie Additional Photography
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2019
Conscience Point
Movie Director of Photography
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2019
After Maria
Movie Director
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2018
We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
Movie Director of Photography
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2017
Gavin Grimm vs.
Movie Director
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2017
Watched
Movie Director of Photography
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2017
Love the Sinner
Movie Director of Photography
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2017
Motherland
Movie Director of Photography
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2016
House of Z
Movie Director of Photography
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2016
Untouchable
Movie Director of Photography
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2016
Trapped
Movie Director of Photography
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2014
Tough Love
Movie Director of Photography
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2013
The New Black
Movie Camera Operator
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2013
Remote Area Medical
Movie Director of Photography
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2010
War Don Don
Movie Director of Photography
