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Jerry Risius(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Jerry Risius is known for Storm Lake (2021), Social Studies (2024) and The Devil Came on Horseback (2007).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Storm Lake (2021)
    Storm Lake
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
    Social Studies (2024)
    Social Studies
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)
    The Devil Came on Horseback
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
    Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • TV Movie
    • Gracie
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever (2026)
      Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Martha Graham Dance Company: We Are Our Time (2026)
      Martha Graham Dance Company: We Are Our Time
      TV Series
      • cinematography by
      • 2026
    • Drop Dead City (2024)
      Drop Dead City
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Nature of the Crime (2024)
      Nature of the Crime
      6.4
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Social Studies (2024)
      Social Studies
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole (2024)
      A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole
      7.7
      • cinematography
      • 2024
    • Confluence (2024)
      Confluence
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Peter Sohn, Anna Chambers, Leah Lewis, and Mamoudou Athie in Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental (2023)
      Good Chemistry: The Story of Elemental
      7.2
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (2023)
      UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa in The 16th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (2022)
      The 16th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
      TV Special
      • director of photography: Package
      • 2022
    • Michael Giacchino in Director by Night (2022)
      Director by Night
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Gutsy (2022)
      Gutsy
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Storm Lake (2021)
      Storm Lake
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • (Un)Well (2020)
      (Un)Well
      6.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Upper Story
      • cinematography
      • 2020

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Buff Brides
      • camera operator
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2003
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • assistant camera
      • 1995–2024
    • Food, Inc. 2 (2023)
      Food, Inc. 2
      6.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2023
    • Beyond Utopia (2023)
      Beyond Utopia
      7.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2023
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • assistant camera
      • 1997–2022
    • Earthstorm (2022)
      Earthstorm
      7.2
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2022
    • Field Trip with Curtis Stone (2020)
      Field Trip with Curtis Stone
      7.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • The First Step (2021)
      The First Step
      8.6
      • additional cinematography
      • 2021
    • Going from Broke (2019)
      Going from Broke
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Jeffrey Epstein in Surviving Jeffrey Epstein (2020)
      Surviving Jeffrey Epstein
      6.9
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2020
    • Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections (2020)
      Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections
      7.4
      • additional camera
      • 2020
    • What's Eating America (2020)
      What's Eating America
      9.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • Imelda Marcos in The Kingmaker (2019)
      The Kingmaker
      7.6
      • additional cinematography
      • 2019
    • The Kid Mero and Desus Nice in Desus & Mero (2019)
      Desus & Mero
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Dispatches (1987)
      Dispatches
      6.6
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2017–2019
    • United States Secret Service: On the Front Line (2018)
      United States Secret Service: On the Front Line
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
      Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
      8.6
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • 2006–2009
    • The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)
      The Devil Came on Horseback
      7.6
      • field producer: Chad
      • 2007
    • Cody Oliphant in In Search of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (2001)
      In Search of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jerry Risus

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