A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Shaul Schwarz is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and photojournalist based in Brooklyn, NY. His debut documentary, Narco Cultura, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013. He is also a regular photographic contributor to Time magazine and National Geographic and has directed content for Netflix, Discovery Channel, History Channel and CNN. In 2016, he directed the Emmy-winning series A Year in Space, produced with Time’s Red Border Films, co-directed the documentary Aida's Secrets, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2016, and co-directed the Emmy-winning documentary, Trophy, which premiered at Sundance in 2017. Shaul is the co-founder of Reel Peak Films with Christina Clusiau. He was an executive producer and cinematographer on the Netflix documentary series Unnatural Selection and director and executive producer of Immigration Nation. Most recently, Shaul produced Tantura, directed by Alon Schwarz, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Camera Operator:
2015 Southern Rites
Director:
2013 Narco Cultura
2015 Southern Rites
2016 A Year in Space
2016 Aida's Secrets
2017 Beyond Silence
2017 Trophy
2024 Fly
Director of Photography:
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013 Narco Cultura
2015 Southern Rites
2016 A Year in Space
2016 Aida's Secrets
2017 Beyond Silence
2017 Trophy
2024 Fly
Producer:
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013 Narco Cultura
2015 Southern Rites
2016 A Year in Space
2016 Aida's Secrets
2017 Beyond Silence
2017 Trophy
2022 Tantura
2024 Fly
Writer:
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013 Narco Cultura
2015 Southern Rites
2016 A Year in Space
2016 Aida's Secrets
2017 Beyond Silence
2017 Trophy
2022 Tantura
2024 Fly
Creator:
2020 Immigration Nation
Director:
2020 Immigration Nation
Executive Producer:
2019 Unnatural Selection
2020 Immigration Nation
2023 Shaun White: The Last Run
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