Jerry Risius
American cinematographer and director
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Jerry Risius is an American documentary film director and cinematographer.[1][2][3] He is an Peabody Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee.[4][5][6]
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| Born | Buffalo Center, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupations | Cinematographer, director |
| Years active | 1997 – Present |
Life and career
Risius was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, and he graduated from the University of Iowa.[7] From 2017 to 2021, he directed the independent feature documentary, Storm Lake, along with Beth Levison, which premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens in 2022, and was nominated for a Peabody Award and a 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.[8][9]
Risius is an Adjunct Faculty Professor for 15 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[10]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drop Dead City | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2023 | Food, Inc. 2 | Additional cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Director by Night | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Gutsy | Cinematographer | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Earthstorm | Cinematography | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Storm Lake | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2020 | No Small Matter | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2020 | Denise Ho: Becoming the Song | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2019 | The Kingmaker | Cinematography | Documentary |
| 2018 | Generation Wealth | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Seeing Allred | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2016 | Pickle | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2014 | Watchers of the Sky | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2011 | The Last Mountain | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2007 | The Devil Came on Horseback | Cinematographer and field producer | Documentary |
| 2007 | A Walk to Beautiful | Cinematographer | TV show |
| 2005–2018 | Parts Unknown and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | Cinematographer and director | 50 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Won | AFI Docs Festival | Audience Award | Storm Lake | [11] |
| Won | Woodstock Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | [12] | ||
| Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary | [13] | ||
| Nominated | Peabody Awards | Documentary honorees | [8] | ||
| Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary | Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak | [6] | |
| 2018 | Nominated | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | [5] |
| 2007 | Nominated | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | [14] |
