Jerry Risius

Jerry Risius is an American documentary film director and cinematographer.[1][2][3] He is an Peabody Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee.[4][5][6]

Jerry Risius
Born
Buffalo Center, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director
Years active1997 - Present

Life and career

Risius was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, and he graduated from the University of Iowa.[7] From 2017 to 2021, he directed the independent feature documentary, Storm Lake, along with Beth Levison, which premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens in 2022, and was nominated for a Peabody Award and a 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.[8][9]

Risius is an Adjunct Faculty Professor for 15 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[10]

Selected filmography
Year Title Contribution Note
2023 Food, Inc. 2 Cinematographer Documentary
2022 Director by Night Cinematographer Documentary
2022 Gutsy Cinematographer 3 Episodes
2022 Earthstorm Cinematography 1 Episode
2021 Storm Lake Director and cinematographer Documentary
2020 No Small Matter Cinematographer Documentary
2020 Denise Ho: Becoming the Song Cinematographer Documentary
2019 The Kingmaker Cinematography Documentary
2018 Generation Wealth Cinematographer Documentary
2018 Seeing Allred Cinematographer Documentary
2016 Pickle Cinematographer Documentary
2014 Watchers of the Sky Cinematographer Documentary
2011 The Last Mountain Cinematographer Documentary
2007 The Devil Came on Horseback Cinematographer and field producer Documentary
2007 A Walk to Beautiful Cinematographer TV show
2005-2018 Parts Unknown and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Cinematographer and director 50 Episodes

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2021 Won AFI Docs Festival Audience Award Storm Lake [11]
Won Woodstock Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [12]
Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary [13]
Nominated Peabody Awards Documentary honorees [8]
Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak [6]
2018 Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown [5]
2007 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations [14]

References
  1. "Small Town, Local Paper, Big Issues". easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. "BETH LEVISON/JERRY RISIUS (STORM LAKE)". americanfilmshowcase.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. "Beth Levison and Jerry Risius". c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  4. "Storm Lake". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  5. "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  6. "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  7. "Documentary 'Storm Lake' chronicles Cullen family's commitment to community journalism". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  8. "Peabody Nominations Include 'Summer Of Soul', 'Reservation Dogs', 'Colin In Black & White', 'Dopesick', 'Hacks'". deadline.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  9. "In the PBS doc "Storm Lake," a tiny Iowa paper fights for the future of high-quality local news". salon.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  10. "Jerry Risius". sva.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  11. "AFI DOCS Announces 2021 Award Winners". afi.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  12. "22ND ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  13. "THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  14. "News & Documentary Emmy Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.


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