Uta Briesewitz | |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
Education | American Film Institute (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, television director |
Years active | 1998–present |
Uta Briesewitz (born 1967) is a German cinematographer [1] and television director. [2] She is known for her collaborations with film director Brad Anderson.
Briesewitz was born in Leverkusen, Germany. She cultivated a preference for French Nouvelle Vague and Italian cinema at an early age, watching them on German television. [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 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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