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Emmanuel Lubezki (b. 1964)

Alias:
Chivo

Birthplace:
Mexico City, Mexico

Born:
November 30, 1964

Biography from TheMovieDB

Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (born 30 November, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. Lubezki has worked with many acclaimed directors, including Mike Nichols, Tim Burton, Michael Mann, Joel and Ethan Coen, and frequent collaborators Terrence Malick, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu.  Lubezki is known for groundbreaking uses of natural lighting and continuous uninterrupted shots in cinematography, often utilizing a Steadicam, a 3-axis Gimbal, or Hand-held camera to orchestrate fluid, uninterrupted camera movements during particularly significant scenes. His work has been praised by audiences and critics alike, which earned him multiple awards, including eight Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography. He won in this category three times, becoming the first person to do so in three consecutive years, for Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), and The Revenant (2015).

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Director:
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2024  The Knowing

Director of Photography:
1989  Appointment with Death
1990  La muchacha
1991  Bandidos
1991  Sólo con tu pareja
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1993  Miroslava
1993  The Harvest
1993  Twenty Bucks
1994  Amber
1994  Reality Bites
1995  A Little Princess
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
1996  The Birdcage
1998  Great Expectations
1998  Meet Joe Black
1999  Sleepy Hollow
2000  Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2001  Ali
2001  Y Tu Mamá También
2003  The Cat in the Hat
2004  Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2005  The New World
2006  Children of Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2008  Burn After Reading
2008  Shine a Light
2009  Dick Tracy Special
2011  The Tree of Life
2013  Gravity
2013  To the Wonder
2014  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015  Knight of Cups
2015  The Revenant
2016  Last Days in the Desert
2017  Song to Song
2022  Amsterdam
2024  The Knowing

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1989  Appointment with Death
1990  La muchacha
1991  Bandidos
1991  Sólo con tu pareja
1992  Like Water for Chocolate
1993  Miroslava
1993  The Harvest
1993  Twenty Bucks
1994  Amber
1994  Reality Bites
1995  A Little Princess
1995  A Walk in the Clouds
1996  The Birdcage
1998  Great Expectations
1998  Meet Joe Black
1999  Sleepy Hollow
2000  Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2001  Ali
2001  Y Tu Mamá También
2003  The Cat in the Hat
2004  Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004  The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2005  The New World
2006  Children of Men
2007  To Each His Own Cinema
2007  Year of the Nail
2008  Burn After Reading
2008  Shine a Light
2009  Dick Tracy Special
2011  The Tree of Life
2013  Gravity
2013  To the Wonder
2014  Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015  Knight of Cups
2015  The Revenant
2016  Last Days in the Desert
2017  Song to Song
2022  Amsterdam
2024  The Knowing

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director of Photography:
1993  Fallen Angels
????  The Marked Hour

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