Dana Gonzales

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Dana Gonzales
Born
Dana W. Gonzales

(1963-11-18) November 18, 1963 (age 60) [1]
OccupationDirector / Cinematographer
Years active1986–present

Dana W. Gonzales (born November 18, 1963) is an American director and cinematographer from Los Angeles, California.

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Career

Dana is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences, and the Television Academy.

A regular cinematographer on Fargo , he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the episode "Waiting for Dutch".

Filmography

Cinematographer

Short films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2003Victor and EddieJoe Eckardt
2004The VisionJacqueline LeskoWith Duane Charles Manwiller

Documentary films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2005ChampionJoe EckardtWith Vitaly Bokser and Daniel S. Haas
2015That Which I Love Destroys Me Ric Roman Waugh Also producer

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2006 High Hopes Joe EckardtWith Brian Bernstein
2007 Man in the Chair Michael Schroeder
2008 Felon Ric Roman Waugh
2009 Down for Life Alan Jacobs With Morgan Susser
2013 Snitch Ric Roman Waugh
Empire State Dito Montiel
2016 Criminal Ariel Vromen
Incarnate Brad Peyton
2017 Shot Caller Ric Roman Waugh
2020 Greenland
2023 The Toxic Avenger Macon Blair

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010-2012 Pretty Little Liars 39 episodes
2010-2013 Southland 9 episodes
2013-2016Longmire Daniel Sackheim
J. Michael Muro
5 episodes
2015Brooklyn Animal Control Brian Kirk
2014-2024 Fargo 23 episodes
2017-2019 Legion 13 episodes
2019 Hanna Sarah Adina Smith Episodes "Forest" and "Friend"
Chambers Ti West
Geeta V. Patel
Tony Goldwyn
3 episodes
2021 SEAL Team J. Michael Muro
Tyler Grey
Episodes "Horror Has a Face" and "Do No Harm"
TBA Alien Also executive producer

Director

Short film

Feature film

Television

YearTitleEpisode(s)
2011 Pretty Little Liars "The First Secret"
2020 Fargo "The Birthplace of Civilization"
"Camp Elegance"
"Lay Away"
"Storia Americana"
2018-2019 Legion "Chapter 18"
"Chapter 26"
2019 Chambers "Murder on My Mind"
2022 The Handmaids Tale "Border"
"Dear Offred"
2023 The Changeling

Awards

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References

  1. "Dana Gonzales". AlloCiné . Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. Heldman, Breanne L. (September 18, 2016). "Emmys 2016 winners list". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 15, 2017.