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Nadia Hallgren

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
2024 The Brown Dog Directing Director N/A
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2022 Civil: Ben Crump Directing Director 59
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2021 Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words Directing Director 59
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2021 The Show Directing Director N/A
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2021 Omnipresence Directing Director N/A
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2021 Death Directing Director N/A
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2020 Becoming Directing Director 62
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2019 After Maria Directing Director 58
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2017 Gavin Grimm vs. Directing Director 59
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Production
2022 Civil: Ben Crump Production Producer 59
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Camera
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2020 Becoming Camera Director of Photography 62
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2020 Dick Johnson Is Dead Camera Additional Photography 61
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2019 Conscience Point Camera Director of Photography 59
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2019 After Maria Camera Director of Photography 58
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2018 We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2017 Gavin Grimm vs. Camera Director of Photography 59
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2017 Watched Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2017 Love the Sinner Camera Director of Photography 59
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2017 Motherland Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 House of Z Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Untouchable Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Trapped Camera Director of Photography 59
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2014 Tough Love Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2013 The New Black Camera Camera Operator 58
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2013 Remote Area Medical Camera Director of Photography 59
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2010 War Don Don Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2024 Sabbath Queen Crew Cinematography N/A
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2022 Civil: Ben Crump Crew Cinematography 59
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