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Jon Else
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- Cinematographer
- Producer
In short · Working since 1975, 6 decades active, 20 credits.
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Director
5 credits
Writer
2 credits
Actor
1 credit
Cinematographer
11 credits
The Chinese Exclusion Act(2017)
Cinematographer
Film
Fruitvale Station(2013)
director of photography: second unit
Film
Last Call at the Oasis(2011)
Cinematographer
Film
Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009)
Cinematographer
Film
Tupac: Resurrection(2003)
Cinematographer
Film
Bird by Bird with Annie(1999)
Cinematographer
Film
Circle of Recovery(1991)
Cinematographer
Film
Rust Never Sleeps(1979)
Cinematographer
Film
Cardiac Arrest(1979)
Cinematographer
Film
Off the Wall(1977)
Cinematographer
Film
Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?(1977)
Cinematographer
Film
Awards & Nominations
2 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Nom1980Oscar — Documentary (feature)
- Nom1975Oscar — Documentary (short Subject)
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- To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic BombSelf - Filmmaker, The Day After Trinity · 2023
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