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J. Alan Hostetter

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Editorial Department
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The magical story of an Alabama prodigy who ran away from home at age three and returned penniless fifty years later with tales of working alongside Federico Fellini and meeting virtually every writer and artist on the continent of Europe.
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Eugene Walter: Last of the Bohemians (2008)
J. Alan Hostetter is known for Living in Oblivion (1995), The 24th Day (2004) and RBG (2018).
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    • Known for

    Steve Buscemi in Living in Oblivion (1995)
    Living in Oblivion
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1995
    James Marsden and Scott Speedman in The 24th Day (2004)
    The 24th Day
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
    RBG (2018)
    RBG
    7.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Alan Hostetter)
    • 2018
    Buddies (1981)
    Buddies
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Lucy Is A Good Girl
      • best boy grip
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • The Plea
      • best boy grip
      • Post-production
    • Pee Wee Kirkland - Legend in Two Games
      • key grip
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • Blue Flowers
      • key grip
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Fran Drescher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Abel Ferrara, Kevin O'Leary, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler the Creator, and Odessa A'zion in Marty Supreme (2025)
      Marty Supreme
      7.5
      • shop electrician (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • They Rescue Horses, Don't They? (2025)
      They Rescue Horses, Don't They?
      Short
      • key grip
      • 2025
    • Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh in Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)
      Kiss of the Spider Woman
      5.7
      • shop electric (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • I Should Have Been Dead Years Ago (2024)
      I Should Have Been Dead Years Ago
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • Ctrl+Alt+Desire (2024)
      Ctrl+Alt+Desire
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • swing (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2024
    • Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in Maestro (2023)
      Maestro
      6.5
      • shop electric
      • 2023
    • Claire Friesen in Spiderlily (2023)
      Spiderlily
      Short
      • grip (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2023
    • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
      Succession
      8.8
      TV Series
      • shop electric (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Remote (2022)
      Remote
      7.4
      • gaffer
      • 2022
    • Devil in the Web (2022)
      Devil in the Web
      7.0
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2022
    • Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort in West Side Story (2021)
      West Side Story
      7.1
      • shop electric
      • 2021
    • Julia (2021)
      Julia
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • gaffer (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2021
    • My Name Is Pauli Murray (2021)
      My Name Is Pauli Murray
      7.1
      • camera operator
      • gaffer (as Alan Hostetter, as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2021
    • Dead Reckoning (2020)
      Dead Reckoning
      6.3
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as John Alan Hostetter)
      • 2020
    • The Plot Against America (2020)
      The Plot Against America
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • shop electric (uncredited)
      • 2020

    Cinematographer

    • Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me (2025)
      Big Mama Thornton: I Can't Be Anyone But Me
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Sink the Alabama (2023)
      Sink the Alabama
      • Cinematographer (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2023
    • Alabama Black Belt Blues
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • How They Got Over (2018)
      How They Got Over
      8.0
      • Cinematographer (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2018
    • Closer to Truth (2000)
      Closer to Truth
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008–2017
    • The Two Worlds of William March (2017)
      The Two Worlds of William March
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Hungry (2015)
      Hungry
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2015
    • The Passion of Miss Augusta (2013)
      The Passion of Miss Augusta
      8.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Can't Dance (2011)
      Can't Dance
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Eugene Walter: Last of the Bohemians (2008)
      Eugene Walter: Last of the Bohemians
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • In the Wake of the Assassins (2007)
      In the Wake of the Assassins
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • James Marsden and Scott Speedman in The 24th Day (2004)
      The 24th Day
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Company K (2004)
      Company K
      5.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Orwell Rolls in His Grave (2003)
      Orwell Rolls in His Grave
      8.0
      • Cinematographer (as Alan Hostetter)
      • 2003
    • War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator (2003)
      War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
      6.6
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003

    Editorial Department

    • Suzanne Fletcher in Sleepwalk (1986)
      Sleepwalk
      6.0
      • assistant editor
      • 1986
    • Liquid Sky (1982)
      Liquid Sky
      6.0
      • assistant editor
      • 1982
    • Girl from India
      7.2
      • assistant editor
      • 1982

    Videos2

    In the Wake of the Assassins
    Trailer 2:17
    In the Wake of the Assassins
    Eugene Walter: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS
    Trailer 2:47
    Eugene Walter: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS
    Eugene Walter: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS
    Trailer 2:47
    Eugene Walter: LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Alan Hostetter

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He worked three seasons of summer stock theater while in college and grad school at the Totem Pole Playhouse in Fayetteville PA as an apprenticing actor and technician.
    • Nickname
      • Al

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