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Joaquín Baca-Asay

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Joaquín Baca-Asay was born on 3 September 1969 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for We Own the Night (2007), Two Lovers (2008) and Super Troopers (2001).
BornSeptember 3, 1969
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix, and Eva Mendes in We Own the Night (2007)
    We Own the Night
    6.8
    • Cinematographer(as Joaquin Baca-Asay)
    • 2007
    Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, and Vinessa Shaw in Two Lovers (2008)
    Two Lovers
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
    Brian Cox, Marisa Coughlan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske in Super Troopers (2001)
    Super Troopers
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
    Jay-Z in The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005)
    Jay-Z: 99 Problems
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Driven
      • Cinematographer
      • Filming
      • TV Movie
    • Paper Tiger (2026)
      Paper Tiger
      6.7
      • director of photography
      • 2026
    • Cara Buono and John Schoenthaler in Always, Already (2024)
      Always, Already
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Neil Turitz and Rick Younger in Rick Younger Presents the Rick Younger Show (Starring Rick Younger as Rick Younger) (2022)
      Rick Younger Presents the Rick Younger Show (Starring Rick Younger as Rick Younger)
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Car Kings (2020)
      Car Kings
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Santasm
      8.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, and Vinessa Shaw in Two Lovers (2008)
      Two Lovers
      7.0
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • LCD Soundsystem: All My Friends (2007)
      LCD Soundsystem: All My Friends
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix, and Eva Mendes in We Own the Night (2007)
      We Own the Night
      6.8
      • director of photography (as Joaquin Baca-Asay)
      • 2007
    • Bon Jovi: Have a Nice Day (2005)
      Bon Jovi: Have a Nice Day
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Thumbsucker (2005)
      Thumbsucker
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • 2005
    • Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Topher Grace, and Paul Rudd in P.S. (2004)
      P.S.
      6.1
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • Jay-Z in The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005)
      Jay-Z: 99 Problems
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Martin Gore: Stardust
      7.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Showboy (2002)
      Showboy
      5.6
      • director of photography (as Joaquin Baca-Asay)
      • 2002
    • Roger Dodger (2002)
      Roger Dodger
      6.8
      • director of photography (as Joaquin Baca-Asay)
      • 2002

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
      An Inconvenient Truth
      7.4
      • additional cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Wirey Spindell (1999)
      Wirey Spindell
      5.1
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1999
    • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: Dance Me to the End of Love (1994)
      Leonard Cohen: Dance Me to the End of Love
      8.3
      Music Video
      • fourth electric
      • 1994
    • Patricia Arquette and Liam Neeson in Ethan Frome (1993)
      Ethan Frome
      6.3
      • camera production assistant
      • 1993

    Producer

    • Neil Turitz and Rick Younger in Rick Younger Presents the Rick Younger Show (Starring Rick Younger as Rick Younger) (2022)
      Rick Younger Presents the Rick Younger Show (Starring Rick Younger as Rick Younger)
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joaquin Baca-Asay
    • Born
      • September 3, 1969
      • Berkeley, California, USA
    • Other works
      Director of photography for Saturn TV commercial "Door Music" (2004).

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Left the film industry to focus solely on shooting and directing commercials. In 2019, he and his longtime friend and collaborator, producer Lalou Dammond, started directing ads together for production company Biscuit Filmworks as "Joaquin & Lalou".

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