Natasha Braier

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Natasha Braier
Born (1974-12-11) December 11, 1974 (age 49)
Occupation Cinematographer

Natasha Braier (born December 11, 1974) [1] is an Argentinian cinematographer. [2] She resides in Los Angeles, California. [3]

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Biography

A Buenos Aires native, [4] Braier is the daughter of two Freudian psychoanalysts. [5] [6] She earned a master's degree in cinematography at the National Film and Television School. [7] Her film credits include Glue , XXY , Somers Town , The Rover . [8] At the 2009 Manaki Brothers Film Festival, she won the Golden Camera 300 award for her work on The Milk of Sorrow . [9] At the 2017 Robert Awards, she won the Robert Award for Best Cinematography for her work on The Neon Demon . [10] At the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, she won the Special Jury Award for Vision and Craft for her work on Honey Boy . [11]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2006 Glue Alexis Dos Santos
2007 In the City of Sylvia José Luis Guerín
XXY Lucía Puenzo
2008 Somers Town Shane Meadows
Dolce Vita Africana Cosima Spender Documentary
2009 The Milk of Sorrow Claudia Llosa
2010 The Infidel Josh Appignanesi
2013 Chinese Puzzle Cédric Klapisch
2014 The Rover David Michôd
2016 The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
2018 Gloria Bell Sebastián Lelio
2019 Honey Boy Alma Har'el
2022 She Said Maria Schrader
TBA I Love Boosters Boots Riley Filming

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