Uta Briesewitz | |
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Born | 1967 (age 55–56) |
Nationality | German |
Education | AFI Conservatory |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, television director |
Years active | 1998–present |
[1] Uta Briesewitz (born 1967) is a German cinematographer [2] and television director. [1] She is known for her collaborations with film director Brad Anderson.
Briesewitz was born in Leverkusen, Germany. She was exposed to film at an early age, watching them on German television, eventually cultivating a preference for French Nouvelle Vague and Italian cinema. [3] In an interview, she recounted that Francois Truffaut's Day for Night, The Story of Adele H and The Man Who Loved Women, were some of the films that made strong impressions on her as a child. [4] Later, Briesewitz considered training to be a painter, but decided it was too isolated as a career. [3]
She had an internship with a German television company, before she applied and completed a cinematography program at AFI Conservatory. [4]
In 2007 she won a Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in the category Kodak Vision award.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1998 | Next Stop Wonderland | Cinematographer |
Baby, It's You | ||
Getting Personal | ||
1999 | Love Stinks | Director of photography |
2000 | Coming to Light | Cinematographer |
2001 | Seven and a Match | |
Session 9 | ||
2002 | XX/XY | |
The Scoundrel's Wife | ||
2003 | Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story | Director of photography |
2006 | The TV Set | Cinematographer |
2007 | Life Support | |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Director of photography | |
2010 | Vanishing on 7th Street | |
2011 | Arthur | Cinematographer |
2013 | The List | |
2015 | Freaks of Nature | |
TBA | Salvage | Post-production; Director |
Alive (II) [5] |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1999 | Undressed | Director of photography, 30 episodes |
Maternal Instincts | Cinematographer, episode "Pilot" | |
2000 | American Masters | Cinematographer, episode "Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians" |
2002-2004 | The Wire | Cinematographer, 6 episode; Director of photography, 23 episodes |
2004-2005 | LAX | Director of photography, 12 episodes |
2006 | What About Brian | Director of photography, episode "Pilot" |
Thief | Cinematographer | |
Sixty Minute Man | Cinematographer, episode "Pilot" | |
2007 | John from Cincinnati | Cinematographer, episode "His Visit, Day One" |
2009 | United States of Tara | Director of photography, episode "Pilot" |
Washingtonienne | Cinematographer, episode "Pilot" | |
2009-2011 | Hung | Director, 3 episodes; Cinematographer, 1 episode; Director of photography, 18 episodes |
2011 | Untitled Allan Loeb Project | Cinematographer, episode "Pilot" |
Spring/Fall | ||
2012 | Weeds | Director, episode "God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise" |
Suburgatory | Director, episode "The Wishbone" | |
Ben and Kate | Cinematographer, episode "Pilot" | |
2013 | True Blood | Director of photography, episode "Life Matters" |
2013-2017 | Orange Is the New Black | Director, 4 episodes |
2014 | House of Lies | Director, episode "Pushback" |
2014-2015 | Awkward | Director, 4 episodes |
2014-2016 | Jane the Virgin | Director, 5 episodes |
2015 | Unreal | Director, 2 episodes |
Agent X | Director, episode "The Sacrifice" | |
Complications | Cinematographer, episode "Pilot" | |
Fresh Off the Boat | ||
Weird Loners | Cinematographer, episode "Weird Pilot" | |
2015-2016 | The 100 | Director, 2 episodes |
2015-2018 | Jessica Jones [6] | |
2016 | Mad Dogs | Director, episode "Hat" |
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Director, episode "Rule No. 36: If You Can't Stand the Heat, You're Cooked" | |
Fear the Walking Dead | Director, episode "Pablo & Jessica" | |
2016-2018 | This Is Us | Director, 2 episodes |
2017 | Lethal Weapon | Director, episode "Brotherly Love" |
Iron Fist | Director, episode "Under Leaf Pluck Lotus" | |
Black Sails | Director, episode "XXXVI." | |
The Defenders | Director, episode "Take Shelter" | |
2017-2018 | The Deuce [7] [8] [9] | Director, 2 episodes |
2018 | Altered Carbon | |
Here and Now | ||
Westworld | Director, episode "Kiksuya" [10] [11] | |
2019 | Stranger Things | Director, 2 episodes [10] [12] |
2021 | The Wheel of Time | Director, 2 episodes; Executive producer, 1 episode [13] [14] [15] [16] |
CSI: Vegas | Director, 1 episode [17] [18] [19] | |
2023 | Black Mirror | Director, episode "Mazey Day" |
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