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M. David Mullen (b. 1962)

Birthplace:
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Born:
June 26, 1962

Biography from TheMovieDB

M. David Mullen, A.S.C. (born Meritt David Mullen III; 26 June 1962) is a Japanese-born American cinematographer known for his photography on Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, Akeelah and the Bee, The Astronaut Farmer, Jennifer's Body, and The Love Witch, and for numerous television series, including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for which he won an Emmy Award. He often collaborates with The Polish brothers.  He studied cinematography at the California Institute of the Arts from 1988 to 1991. His mentor was Krzysztof Malkiewicz; he later collaborated with him on Cinematography (Third Edition), an essential guidebook for film production techniques.  In spring 2004 he was accepted into the American Society of Cinematographers, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a cinematographer. He has been nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards for best cinematography, once in 2000 for Twin Falls Idaho, and once in 2004 for Northfork. In 2017, he was awarded Best Cinematography for The Love Witch by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle.  Description above from the Wikipedia article M. David Mullen, licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Production

Cinematography:
2000  The Clean and Narrow
2001  The Hypnotist
2002  Infested: Invasion of the Killer Bugs

Director of Photography:
1994  Lipstick Camera
1996  Daddy's Girl
1996  Dead Cold
1997  Cupid
1997  Man of Her Dreams
1998  The Last Big Thing
1998  The Night Caller
1999  Twin Falls Idaho
2000  Alone with a Stranger
2000  Ritual
2000  Teacher's Pet
2000  The Clean and Narrow
2000  The Perfect Tenant
2001  Jackpot
2001  The Hypnotist
2001  The Tomorrow Man
2002  Infested: Invasion of the Killer Bugs
2002  New Suit
2003  Northfork
2005  D.E.B.S.
2005  The Quiet
2006  Akeelah and the Bee
2006  Shadowboxer
2006  When Do We Eat?
2007  The Astronaut Farmer
2008  Assassination of a High School President
2008  Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008  Solstice
2009  Jennifer's Body
2011  Seven Days in Utopia
2011  Stay Cool
2011  The Smell of Success
2013  Big Sur
2013  Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
2015  90 Minutes in Heaven
2016  The Love Witch

Thanks:
1994  Lipstick Camera
1996  Daddy's Girl
1996  Dead Cold
1997  Cupid
1997  Man of Her Dreams
1998  The Last Big Thing
1998  The Night Caller
1999  Twin Falls Idaho
2000  Alone with a Stranger
2000  Ritual
2000  Teacher's Pet
2000  The Clean and Narrow
2000  The Perfect Tenant
2001  Jackpot
2001  The Hypnotist
2001  The Tomorrow Man
2002  Infested: Invasion of the Killer Bugs
2002  New Suit
2003  Northfork
2005  D.E.B.S.
2005  The Quiet
2006  Akeelah and the Bee
2006  Shadowboxer
2006  When Do We Eat?
2007  The Astronaut Farmer
2008  Assassination of a High School President
2008  Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008  Solstice
2009  Jennifer's Body
2011  Seven Days in Utopia
2011  Stay Cool
2011  The Smell of Success
2013  Big Sur
2013  Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
2015  90 Minutes in Heaven
2016  The Love Witch
2019  The Wrecker Kings

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TV Production

Additional Photography:
2016  Westworld

Director of Photography:
2009  The Good Wife
2014  Extant
2016  Designated Survivor
2016  Westworld
2017  Get Shorty

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