Rachel Morrison

Morrison grew up in a Jewish family{{Cite web|last= Bloom |first=Nate |title= 'Black Panther' cinematographer is the first woman nominated for an Oscar in her field |publisher=The Jewish News of Northern California|date=March 22, 2018 |url=https://www.jweekly.com/2018/03/22/black-panther-cinematographer-first-woman-nominated-oscar-field/ }} in Cambridge, Massachusetts,"[http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/news-articles/behind-camera-fruitvale-station/407635 Behind the Camera on 'Fruitvale Station']" and graduated from Concord Academy in 1996."[http://concordacademy.org/author/admin/page/28/ Rachel Morrison ’96: An Authentic Career]"

She took up photography at a young age, and attended New York University, where she completed a double major in film and photography because she was unable to choose between the two; by the end of her degree, she had decided to concentrate on cinematography.{{cite news |url= http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Publications/InCamera/Sections/ONFILM/ONFILM_Interview_Rachel_Morrison.htm|title= ONFILM Interview: Rachel Morrison |publisher=Kodak|date=September 13, 2013|access-date=February 11, 2015}} She then attended the AFI Conservatory's graduate cinematography program and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://americanfilm.afi.com/issue/2013/2/member-marquee#.VNVUvVXF_uw|title=AFI Member Marquee|date=February 2013|publisher=American Film Institute|access-date=February 11, 2015}}

Morrison began her career in television, working on series and telefilms for a number of networks. Her cinematography on the 2005 television documentary Rikers High, about high school education within the Rikers Island prison complex, was nominated for an Emmy Award.{{cite web|url=http://motion.kodak.com/motion/About/The_Storyboard/4294971575/index.htm|title= Rachel Morrison to Receive WIF Kodak Vision Award|publisher=Kodak|date=April 29, 2013|access-date=February 11, 2015}}

Morrison worked on The Hills{{cite web |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |date=January 31, 2013 |title=On The Rise: 5 Cinematographers To Watch In 2013 |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/on-the-rise-13-five-cinematographers-to-watch-in-the-coming-year-20130131?page=2#blogPostHeaderPanel |access-date=February 11, 2015 |work=Indiewire}} for two years, then shot Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Over the next two years, she photographed Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Fruitvale Station, which premiered at Sundance in 2012 and 2013 respectively, as well as Any Day Now (2012), Some Girl(s) (2013) and The Harvest (2013).

At the 2013 Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, Morrison was awarded the Kodak Vision Award for her work in cinematography and her collaboration with other women filmmakers. The same year, Variety named her as one of the "Up Next" in their Below The Line Impact Report,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/gallery/photos-below-the-line-impact-report-cinematographers/#!5/rachel-morrison/|title=PHOTOS: Below the Line Impact Report – Cinematographers|date=August 14, 2013|work=Variety|access-date=February 11, 2015}} while Indiewire named her as one of their "Cinematographers To Watch".

In 2014, she photographed Cake, directed by Daniel Barnz,{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematographydb.com/2015/01/the-cinematography-of-cake-dp-rachel-morrison/|work=Cinematography Database|date=January 22, 2015|first=Matt|last=Workman|title=The Cinematography of Cake with DP Rachel Morrison|access-date=February 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211154026/http://www.cinematographydb.com/2015/01/the-cinematography-of-cake-dp-rachel-morrison/|archive-date=2015-02-11|url-status=dead}} which she followed up with the 2015 film Dope. Dope premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, making it Morrison's seventh film to screen at the annual festival in six consecutive years.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/rachel-morrison-on-her-two-sundance-2015-films-and-being-pegged-as-a-female-dp-20150123|title=Rachel Morrison on Her Two Sundance 2015 Films and Being Pegged as a 'Female DP'|first=Paula|last=Bernstein|work=Indiewire|date=January 23, 2015|access-date=February 11, 2015}}

2014 marked Morrison's first foray into directing, as she was offered the chance to direct an episode of the television series American Crime, which aired in 2015. In 2017 she became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.[https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvRFowB--O/ Instagram] 17 March 2017.

Morrison was the cinematographer for Dee Rees's 2017 film Mudbound.[https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-voting-1202626767/ New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Willem Dafoe Wins Supporting Actor, ‘Mudbound’ DP Makes History – Variety] For her work on the film, Morrison became the first woman to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer, the first woman to be nominated for the feature category of the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-american-society-cinematographers-awards-nominations-1067886|title=2018 American Society of Cinematographers Awards Nominations|date=January 9, 2018 |publisher=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-01-10}} and the first woman ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/in-contention/oscars-first-female-cinematographer-mudbound-cinematographer-rachel-morrison-1202673355|title=Oscars: 'Mudbound' Cinematographer Is First Female Nominated – Variety|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|date=2017-09-12|publisher=Variety.com|access-date=2018-01-23}}

Morrison served as cinematographer for Marvel's Black Panther (2018).{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/artisans/production/mudbound-cinematographer-1202615868/ |title='Mudbound' Cinematographer Captures Look of '40s South With Digital Cameras |last=Valentini |first=Valentina I |date=2017-11-16 |website=Variety |access-date=2017-11-30}}

On June 19, 2019, it was announced Morrison would make her directorial debut on Flint Strong,{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title='Black Panther' DP Rachel Morrison to Make Directorial Debut on Barry Jenkins Script 'Flint Strong'|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rachel-morrison-barry-jenkins-flint-strong-black-panther-1203247673/|date=June 19, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=November 14, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126034435/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rachel-morrison-barry-jenkins-flint-strong-black-panther-1203247673/|url-status=live}} which was later retitled The Fire Inside and released in 2024.

In March 2023, Morrison directed an episode of the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian season 3.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=January 16, 2023 |title='The Mandalorian' Reveals Season 3 Trailer, New Directors |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-mandalorian-season-3-trailer-1235301198/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117043723/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-mandalorian-season-3-trailer-1235301198/ |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Morrison married Rachel Garza in December 2011. They have one son, who was born in 2014,{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/rachel-morrison-becomes-first-woman-nominated-a-cinematography-oscar-1077118|title=Rachel Morrison Becomes First Woman Nominated for a Cinematography Oscar|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=January 23, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-01-23|language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/movies/41505-lesbian-cinematographer-rachel-morrison-brings-us-a-non-issue|title=Lesbian cinematographer Rachel Morrison brings us "A Non-Issue?"|work=AfterEllen|first=Trish|last=Bendix|access-date=February 11, 2015|date=December 9, 2008}} and a daughter born in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnEZx3oHQEn/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnEZx3oHQEn |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Rachel Morrison, ASC. on Instagram: "Welcome Cleo Miró Morrison. Born 8/28/18 at 101PM. 6 lbs 18.5 inches. Needless to say, we are already madly in love..."|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=August 30, 2018}}{{cbignore}}

TV movies

Film

• The Fire Inside (2024)

Television

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