Andrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer and television director.
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| Born | September 20, 1971 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Carleton College (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Spouse | Sophie Barthes |
Early life edit
Parekh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Ukrainian and Indian descent.[1] Parekh went to high school in Minnesota at The Blake School and attended Carleton College, where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in sociology/anthropology and a minor in media studies.[2][3] He went on to study cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (MFA, 2001) and the FAMU film school in Prague.[4] While at NYU, he was nominated for the 1998 Eastman Excellence in Cinematography award.[5] In 2001, he won an honorable mention from the American Society of Cinematographers in the "Heritage Award" category.[6]
Career edit
He currently lives and works in New York City, shooting features and music videos, including work for artists such as MGMT (Electric Feel) or The Killers (Spaceman).[7] In 2004 he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film"and was included as one of Variety's "Ten Cinematographers to Watch."[8][9] Recently, he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers.
On September 20, 2020, at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was announced as the winner of that year's Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work directing “Hunting”, an episode of that year's Outstanding Drama Series winner, Succession.[10] More recently, he signed a deal with HBO.[11]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Speak | Jessica Sharzer | |
| Messengers | Philip Farha | ||
| 2006 | Half Nelson | Ryan Fleck | |
| The Treatment | Oren Rudavsky | ||
| Sonhos de Peixe | Kirill Mikhanovsky | ||
| The Favor | Eva S. Aridjis | ||
| 2007 | Noise | Henry Bean | |
| 2008 | Sugar | Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | |
| August | Austin Chick | ||
| The Toe Tactic | Emily Hubley | ||
| 2009 | Cold Souls | Sophie Barthes | |
| 2010 | Blue Valentine | Derek Cianfrance | |
| It's Kind of a Funny Story | Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | ||
| 2011 | Dark Horse | Todd Solondz | |
| 2012 | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Daniel Algrant | |
| 2014 | Madame Bovary | Sophie Barthes | |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | |
| 2017 | The Zookeeper's Wife | Niki Caro | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Ben Lewin | |
| 2021 | Naked Singularity | Chase Palmer | |
| 2023 | The Pod Generation | Sophie Barthes |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Psychic Detectives | Jill Roussell | Episode "A Mother's Plea" |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero | Paul Haggis | Miniseries |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why | Tom McCarthy | Episodes "Tape 1 Side A" and "Tape 1 Side B" |
| 2019–2023 | Succession | Himself | Episodes "Which Side Are You On?", "Vaulter", "Hunting", "What it Takes" and "America Decides" Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (For episode "Hunting") |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Episode "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own" | |
| 2020 | Brave New World | Episodes "Monogamy & Futility, Part 1" and "Monogamy & Futility, Part 2" | |
| 2021 | Scenes from a Marriage | Hagai Levi | Miniseries |
References edit
- ^ "Andrij Parekh". www.andrijparekh.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "C.J.: Carleton-educated Andrij Parekh is eye behind gloriously shot 'Zookeeper's Wife'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Andrij Parekh '94 featured in Star Tribune". Carleton Now. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Andrij Parekh". Variety. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "This Art Of The Shot: "13 Reasons Why" Director of Photography Andrij Parekh". ProVideo Coalition. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "American Society of Cinematographers, USA (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Andrij Parekh | Music_Videos". www.andrijparekh.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "25 NEW FACES OF INDIE FILM 2004 - Filmmaker Magazine - Summer 2004". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Andrij Parekh". Variety. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Emmys Toast 'Watchmen' and 'Schitt's Creek' as Stars Stay Home". New York Times. 2020-09-20.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2020-10-21). "'Succession' Director-Cinematographer Andrij Parekh Inks Deal With HBO". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
External links edit
- Andrij Parekh at IMDb
- www.andrijparekh.com Official Website
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