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Arthur Jafa

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Arthur Jafa was born on 30 November 1960 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Daughters of the Dust (1991), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Just Married (2003).
BornNovember 30, 1960
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Daughters of the Dust (1991)
    Daughters of the Dust
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
    Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    Eyes Wide Shut
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Arthur Jaffa)
    • 1999
    Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy in Just Married (2003)
    Just Married
    5.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003
    Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014)
    Dreams Are Colder Than Death
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Mya Taylor in Happy Birthday, Marsha! (2017)
      Happy Birthday, Marsha!
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Apex (2017)
      Apex
      8.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death (2016)
      Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death
      7.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Solange: Cranes in the Sky (2016)
      Solange: Cranes in the Sky
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Solange in Solange: Don't Touch My Hair (2016)
      Solange: Don't Touch My Hair
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Devendra Banhart: Saturday Night
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Kim Hill, JoNell Kennedy, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and De'Adre Aziza in In the Morning (2014)
      In the Morning
      7.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Numa Perrier in Florida Water (2014)
      Florida Water
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014)
      Dreams Are Colder Than Death
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014)
      Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • The Start Up (2013)
      The Start Up
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Head and Hands: My Black Angel (2013)
      Head and Hands: My Black Angel
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Nine for IX (2013)
      Nine for IX
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Manthia Diawara and Jean Rouch in Rouch in Reverse (2013)
      Rouch in Reverse
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • David Oyelowo in Selma (2014)
      Selma
      7.5
      • additional photography: second unit
      • 2014
    • Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (2008)
      Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday
      7.7
      • cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Flag Wars (2003)
      Flag Wars
      7.1
      • additional camera operator
      • 2003
    • Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy in Just Married (2003)
      Just Married
      5.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2003
    • Matthew McConaughey in Frailty (2001)
      Frailty
      7.2
      • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
      Eyes Wide Shut
      7.5
      • cinematographer: second unit (as Arthur Jaffa)
      • 1999
    • Sarita Choudhury in Fresh Kill (1994)
      Fresh Kill
      5.9
      • director of photography: second unit, Taiwan
      • 1994
    • Malcolm X (1992)
      Malcolm X
      7.7
      • director of photography: second unit (as Arthur Jafa Fielder)
      • 1992
    • Daughters of the Dust (1991)
      Daughters of the Dust
      6.7
      • first camera operator (as A. Jaffa Fielder)
      • 1991
    • Everett Silas in My Brother's Wedding (1983)
      My Brother's Wedding
      7.1
      • first assistant camera (as A.J. Fielder)
      • 1983

    Director

    • WS, a longer super nova (2021)
      WS, a longer super nova
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Ye in Kanye West Feat. Travis Scott: Wash Us in the Blood (2020)
      Kanye West Feat. Travis Scott: Wash Us in the Blood
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The White Album (2018)
      The White Album
      8.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Jay-Z: 4:44
      Video
      • Director (as TNEG)
      • 2017
    • Apex (2017)
      Apex
      8.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death (2016)
      Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • New Soul Rebel: Adrian Younge
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014)
      Dreams Are Colder Than Death
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Slowly This
      Short
      • Director
      • 1995

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • A. Jaffa Fielder
    • Born
      • November 30, 1960
      • Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
    • Spouse
      • Julie Dash1983 - ? (divorced, 1 child)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has one daughter: N'Zinga.

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