James Laxton

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James Laxton

Camera 45 February 3, 1981

San Francisco, California, USA

James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, including  Moonlight, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination f…

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Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

7.7 2014 Movie
Moonlight

Moonlight

7.4 2016 Movie
Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

7.3 2024 Movie
Tusk

Tusk

5.5 2014 Movie
If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

6.9 2018 Movie
BEEF

BEEF

7.8 2023 TV Show
Camp X-Ray

Camp X-Ray

6.7 2014 Movie
Holidays

Holidays

4.9 2016 Movie
Yoga Hosers

Yoga Hosers

4.7 2016 Movie
Adult World

Adult World

6.0 2014 Movie
For a Good Time, Call...

For a Good Time, Call...

5.9 2012 Movie
Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy

6.7 2017 Movie

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James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, including  Moonlight, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Laxton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Mufasa: The Lion King

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2023
    BEEF

    TV show Director of Photography

  3. 2023
    Another Young Couple

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2021
    Los Valientes

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2021
    Reconnect

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 2021
    The Underground Railroad

    TV show Director of Photography

  7. 2021
    The Gaze

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2019
    Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk

    Movie Self

  9. 2019
    Black Monday

    TV show Director of Photography

  10. 2018
    If Beale Street Could Talk

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2018
    Anything

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2018
    Here and Now

    TV show Director of Photography

  13. 2017
    Tour de Pharmacy

    Movie Camera Operator

  14. 2016
    Moonlight

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2016
    Yoga Hosers

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2016
    The Black Jacket

    Movie Director of Photography

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  1. 2016
    Holidays

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2016
    Youth

    Movie Director of Photography

  3. 2015
    Welcome to the Last Bookstore

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 2014
    Rubberhead

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 2014
    Nightcrawler

    Movie Additional Director of Photography

  6. 2014
    Camp X-Ray

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 2014
    Lemonade War

    Movie Director of Photography

  8. 2014
    Tusk

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 2014
    Adult World

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 2013
    Bad Milo!

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2013
    Dealin' with Idiots

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2013
    The Moment

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 2012
    California Solo

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 2012
    For a Good Time, Call...

    Movie Director of Photography

  15. 2012
    The Murder of Hi Good

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 2012
    Leave Me Like You Found Me

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 2011
    The Myth of the American Sleepover

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 2011
    Remigration

    Movie Director of Photography

  19. 2010
    Karma

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 2010
    The Violent Kind

    Movie Director of Photography

  21. 2009
    A Young Couple

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 2009
    Medicine for Melancholy

    Movie Director of Photography

  23. 2008
    Pig Hunt

    Movie Camera Loader

  24. 2003
    Little Brown Boy

    Movie Director of Photography