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American cinematographer
A.K.A.
제임스 랙스톤, 제임스 렉스톤
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(San Francisco)
The details
Biography
Introduction
James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, specifically his work on Jenkins' 2016 film Moonlight, for which he won an Independent Spirit Award and received his first Academy Award nomination. He is married to producer Adele Romanski.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | My Josephine | Barry Jenkins | Short film |
| Little Brown Boy | Short film | ||
| 2005 | The Unseen Kind-Hearted Beast | Amy Seimetz | Short film |
| 2008 | Medicine for Melancholy | Barry Jenkins | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2009 | A Young Couple | Short film | |
| 2010 | The Violent Kind | The Butcher Brothers | |
| The Myth of the American Sleepover | David Robert Mitchell | ||
| Eggshells for Soil | Megan Boone | Short film | |
| 2011 | Karma: Do You Believe? | Adivi Sesh | |
| Futurestates | Barry Jenkins | 1 episode – Remigration | |
| The Last Buffalo Hunt | Lee Anne Schmitt | ||
| Sawdust City | David Nordstrom | ||
| 2012 | Rest | Cole Schreiber | Short film |
| California Solo | Marshall Lewy | ||
| For a Good Time, Call... | Jamie Travis | ||
| Leave Me Like You Found Me | Adele Romanski | ||
| Mission Chinese | David Parker and Cole Schreiber | Short film | |
| The Murder of Hi Good | Lee Lynch | ||
| 2013 | Bad Milo | Jacob Vaughan | |
| The Moment | Jane Weinstock | ||
| Fête des Pets | Nicholas Jasenovec | Short film | |
| Sarah Silverman's Perfect Night | Liam Lynch | Short film | |
| You and Your Fucking Coffee | Henry Phillips | 2 episodes | |
| Dealin' with Idiots | Jeff Garlin | ||
| Adult World | Scott Coffey | ||
| Tradition Is a Temple: The Modern Masters of New Orleans | Darren Hoffman | ||
| 2014 | Camp X-Ray | Peter Sattler | |
| Tusk | Kevin Smith | ||
| Lemonade War | Ramin Bahrani | Short film | |
| Rubberhead | Dean Fleischer-Camp | TV Movie (segment – "Knickers") | |
| 2015 | Welcome to the Last Bookstore | Chad Howitt | Short film |
| 2016 | Yoga Hosers | Kevin Smith | |
| Bernie Sanders Is the One for Me | Andrew Deyoung | Short film | |
| Holidays | Nicholas McCarthy | Segment – "Easter", also with Bridger Nielson and Shaheen Seth | |
| Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special | Jeremy Konner and Riki Lindhome | TV Movie | |
| The Black Jacket | Ryan Simon | ||
| Moonlight | Barry Jenkins | Won – Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography Won – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Won – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Won – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography |
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| Youth | Brett Marty | ||
| 2017 | Anything | Timothy McNeil | Post-production |
| TBA | Los Valientes | Aurora Guerrero |