Andrij Parekh

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Andrij Parekh
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Parekh at 44th KVIFF
Born (1971-09-20) September 20, 1971 (age 53)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education Carleton College (BA)
New York University (MFA)
Spouse Sophie Barthes

Andrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer and television director.

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Early life

Parekh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Ukrainian and Indian descent. [1] Parekh went to high school in Minnesota at The Blake School and attended Carleton College, where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in sociology/anthropology and a minor in media studies. [2] [3] He went on to study cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (MFA, 2001) and the FAMU film school in Prague. [4] While at NYU, he was nominated for the 1998 Eastman Excellence in Cinematography award. [5] In 2001, he won an honorable mention from the American Society of Cinematographers in the "Heritage Award" category. [6]

Career

He currently lives and works in New York City, shooting features and music videos, including work for artists such as MGMT (Electric Feel) or The Killers (Spaceman). [7] In 2004 he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film"and was included as one of Variety's "Ten Cinematographers to Watch." [8] [9] Recently, he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers.

On September 20, 2020, at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was announced as the winner of that year's Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work directing “Hunting”, an episode of that year's Outstanding Drama Series winner, Succession . [10] More recently, he signed a deal with HBO. [11]

Filmography

Director

Short film

Television

YearTitleEpisode(s)
2018–2023 Succession "Which Side Are You On?"
"Vaulter"
"Hunting"
"What it Takes"
"Kill List"
"America Decides"
2019 Watchmen "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own"
2020 Brave New World "Monogamy & Futility" (Part 1 and Part 2)
2024 House of the Dragon "Smallfolk"

Cinematographer

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2004 Speak Jessica Sharzer
MessengersPhilip Farha
2006 Half Nelson Ryan Fleck
The Treatment Oren Rudavsky
Fish Dreams Kirill Mikhanovsky
The Favor Eva Aridjis
2007 Noise Henry Bean
2008 Sugar Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
August Austin Chick
The Toe Tactic Emily Hubley
2009 Cold Souls Sophie Barthes Also producer
2010 Blue Valentine Derek Cianfrance
It's Kind of a Funny Story Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
2011 Dark Horse Todd Solondz
2012 Greetings from Tim Buckley Daniel Algrant
2014 Madame Bovary Sophie Barthes
2015 Mississippi Grind Anna Boden
Ryan Fleck
2017 The Zookeeper's Wife Niki Caro
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Ben Lewin
2021 Naked Singularity Chase Palmer
2023 The Pod Generation Sophie Barthes
2025 Roofman Derek Cianfrance

Television

YearTitleDirectorEpisodes
2017 13 Reasons Why Tom McCarthy "Tape 1 Side A"
"Tape 1 Side B"
2018 Succession Adam McKay "Celebration"
Mark Mylod "Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory"
"Lifeboats"

Miniseries

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2015 Show Me a Hero Paul Haggis
2019 Watchmen Nicole Kassell Episode "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"
2021 Scenes from a Marriage Hagai Levi

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultNotes
2001 American Society of Cinematographers Heritage Award - Honorable mentionWon
2003Won
Camerimage Golden TadpoleEmptyNominated
2010 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Cold SoulsNominated
2019 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series SuccessionWonFor episode "Hunting"
2023NominatedFor episode "America Decides"
2021 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directing – Drama Series NominatedFor episode "What It Takes"
2023NominatedFor episode "America Decides"

References

  1. ↑ "Andrij Parekh". www.andrijparekh.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ↑ "C.J.: Carleton-educated Andrij Parekh is eye behind gloriously shot 'Zookeeper's Wife'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. ↑ "Andrij Parekh '94 featured in Star Tribune". Carleton Now. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Andrij Parekh". Variety. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ↑ "This Art Of The Shot: "13 Reasons Why" Director of Photography Andrij Parekh". ProVideo Coalition. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  6. ↑ "American Society of Cinematographers, USA (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Andrij Parekh | Music_Videos". www.andrijparekh.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  8. ↑ "25 NEW FACES OF INDIE FILM 2004 - Filmmaker Magazine - Summer 2004". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  9. ↑ "Andrij Parekh". Variety. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  10. ↑ "Emmys Toast 'Watchmen' and 'Schitt's Creek' as Stars Stay Home". New York Times. 2020-09-20.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (2020-10-21). "'Succession' Director-Cinematographer Andrij Parekh Inks Deal With HBO". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
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