Jerry Risius

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Jerry Risius
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Born
Buffalo Center, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director
Years active1997 – Present

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]

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Life and career

Risius 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

YearTitleContributionNote
2024 Drop Dead City CinematographerDocumentary
2023 Food, Inc. 2 Additional cinematographerDocumentary
2022Director by NightCinematographerDocumentary
2022GutsyCinematographer3 episodes
2022EarthstormCinematography1 episode
2021 Storm Lake Director and cinematographerDocumentary
2020No Small MatterCinematographerDocumentary
2020Denise Ho: Becoming the SongCinematographerDocumentary
2019The KingmakerCinematographyDocumentary
2018 Generation Wealth CinematographerDocumentary
2018 Seeing Allred CinematographerDocumentary
2016PickleCinematographerDocumentary
2014 Watchers of the Sky CinematographerDocumentary
2011 The Last Mountain CinematographerDocumentary
2007 The Devil Came on Horseback Cinematographer and field producerDocumentary
2007 A Walk to Beautiful CinematographerTV show
2005–2018 Parts Unknown and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Cinematographer and director50 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021Won 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]
NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Science and Technology Documentary Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak [6]
2018Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown [5]
2007NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Programming – Long Form Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Small Town, Local Paper, Big Issues". easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. ↑ "BETH LEVISON/JERRY RISIUS (STORM LAKE)". americanfilmshowcase.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Beth Levison and Jerry Risius". c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Storm Lake". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  5. 1 2 "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  6. 1 2 "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Documentary 'Storm Lake' chronicles Cullen family's commitment to community journalism". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  8. 1 2 "Peabody Nominations Include 'Summer Of Soul', 'Reservation Dogs', 'Colin In Black & White', 'Dopesick', 'Hacks'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Jerry Risius". sva.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  11. ↑ "AFI DOCS Announces 2021 Award Winners". afi.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  12. ↑ "22ND ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  13. ↑ "THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  14. ↑ "News & Documentary Emmy Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.


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