Jeffrey Waldron
American cinematographer and director
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Jeffrey Waldron is an American cinematographer and director.[1][2][3] Waldron worked on various feature films and TV series, including Little Fires Everywhere, Dear White People, Transpecos, You Hurt My Feelings, and Haunted Mansion.[4][5][6] With Shannon Service he also co-directed Ghost Fleet, a 2018 award-winning documentary about immigrants tricked into forced labor on fishing ships in Thailand.
Jeffrey Waldron | |
|---|---|
| Born | U.S. |
| Occupations | Cinematographer, director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Career
Jeffrey served as cinematographer on the 2011 film The Dynamiter, for which he was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Independent Spirit Awards.[7] In 2012, he made his directorial debut with series Remixed, which was nominated for best directing (non-fiction) at the IAWTV Awards.[8] In 2018, he co-directed the film Ghost Fleet, along with Shannon Service, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary" in 2020.[9][10] Most recently he served as cinematographer for the film You Hurt My Feelings directed by Nicole Holofcener, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[11]
Selected filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poetic License | Cinematographer | |
| 2023 | Haunted Mansion | Cinematographer | |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Cinematographer | |
| 2018 | Ghost Fleet | Co-director, cinematographer | [12][13] |
| 2016 | The Axe Murders of Villisca | Cinematographer | |
| 2016 | Transpecos | Cinematographer | |
| 2016 | We Go On | Cinematographer | |
| 2015 | A Light Beneath Their Feet | Cinematographer | |
| 2015 | Addicted to Fresno | Cinematographer | |
| 2014 | Balls Out | Cinematographer | |
| 2013 | Cement Suitcase | Cinematographer | |
| 2012 | Breaking the Girls | Cinematographer | |
| 2012 | Rising from Ashes | Cinematographer | |
| 2011 | Searching for Sonny | Cinematographer | |
| 2011 | The Dynamiter | Cinematographer | |
| 2009 | The Echo Game | Cinematographer | |
| 2002 | Periphery, Texas | Cinematographer |
Television
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Daredevil: Born Again | Cinematographer | Season 2; 4 episodes |
| 2022 | A League of Their Own | Cinematographer | Pilot |
| 2021 | The Morning Show | Cinematographer | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Gossip Girl | Cinematographer | Pilot |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Cinematographer | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Mrs. Fletcher | Cinematographer | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | GLOW | Cinematographer | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Champaign ILL | Cinematographer | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Cinematographer | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Brockmire | Cinematographer | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Dear White People | Cinematographer | 10 episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Lopez | Cinematographer | 14 episodes |
| 2016 | Crunch Time | Cinematographer | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Remixed | Director, cinematographer | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary | Ghost Fleet | [10] |
| 2019 | Won | Palm Springs International Film Festival | John Schlesinger Award | [14] | |
| Won | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival | Spotlight Documentary Competition | [15] | ||
| Won | International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights | Creative Documentary | [16] | ||
| 2018 | Nominated | Doc NYC | Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize | [17] | |
| Nominated | El Gouna Film Festival | Feature Documentary Competition | [18] | ||
| Nominated | Hamptons International Film Festival | Documentary Feature | [19] | ||
| 2013 | Nominated | IAWTV Awards | Best Directing (Non-Fiction) | Remixed | [8] |
| 2012 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | The Dynamiter | [7] |
| 2006 | Won | Newport Beach Film Festival | Best Cinematography, Short Film | The Honeyfields | [20] |
