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Neil Barrett(I)

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Neil Barrett
Neil Barrett is a British Director of Photography who has worked on over 150 documentary films for Netflix, National Geographic, HBO, BBC, PBS, and Hulu. His films have been shown at the Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto and Full Frame film festivals, and they have won 3 Emmys, a Columbia Dupont and Edward R Murrow award, 4 Cine Golden Eagle awards and an Oscar nomination.
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Edith+Eddie (2017)
    Edith+Eddie
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
    The Woodmans (2010)
    The Woodmans
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
    Kicking It (2008)
    Kicking It
    7.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
    The Other City (2010)
    The Other City
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Give It a Shot (2026)
      Give It a Shot
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Musk v Trump: The Showdown (2025)
      Musk v Trump: The Showdown
      4.9
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Sarah Corbett Lynch, Jason Corbett, Molly Martens Corbett, and Jack Corbett Lynch in A Deadly American Marriage (2025)
      A Deadly American Marriage
      6.6
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Can Elon Musk Rule the World? (2025)
      Can Elon Musk Rule the World?
      5.3
      TV Special
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Secrets of the Dead (1999)
      Secrets of the Dead
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries (2024)
      The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Storyville (1997)
      Storyville
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Secrets of the Dead (2000)
      Secrets of the Dead
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Call Me Dancer (2023)
      Call Me Dancer
      7.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Fever Pitch: The Battle for the Premier League (2022)
      Fever Pitch: The Battle for the Premier League
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Neil Barret)
      • 2022
    • Never Again: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - A Tour with Wolf Blitzer (2022)
      Never Again: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - A Tour with Wolf Blitzer
      8.2
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • How to Change Your Mind (2022)
      How to Change Your Mind
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • 37 Words (2022)
      37 Words
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)
      Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
      6.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese (2026)
      Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese
      6.7
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2026
    • Zurawski v Texas (2024)
      Zurawski v Texas
      7.2
      • additional cinematography
      • 2024
    • Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round (2024)
      Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
      8.1
      • additional photography
      • 2024
    • The Sixth (2024)
      The Sixth
      6.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2024
    • Luther Vandross in Luther: Never Too Much (2024)
      Luther: Never Too Much
      8.1
      • additional cinematography
      • 2024
    • Anderson Cooper in The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (2023)
      The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Mary Tyler Moore in Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
      Being Mary Tyler Moore
      7.5
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2015–2023
    • The Big Payback (2023)
      The Big Payback
      5.7
      • additional photography
      • 2023
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015–2022
    • The Business of Birth Control (2021)
      The Business of Birth Control
      6.5
      • additional photography
      • 2021
    • Voices Magnified: Mental Health Crisis (2021)
      Voices Magnified: Mental Health Crisis
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Fauci (2021)
      Fauci
      6.5
      • additional cinematography: Washington D.C.
      • 2021
    • Dogs (2018)
      Dogs
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2021
    • Soul of a Nation (2021)
      Soul of a Nation
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2021

    Producer

    • ABC News Specials (2010)
      ABC News Specials
      4.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Engineering Disasters (2015)
      Engineering Disasters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2011
    • The Woodmans (2010)
      The Woodmans
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Avoiding Armageddon (2003)
      Avoiding Armageddon
      4.0
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • 2003
    • 24/7: Airport (2002)
      24/7: Airport
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Treasure Seekers (1999)
      Treasure Seekers
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Rome: Power & Glory (1998)
      Rome: Power & Glory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1998

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Neil Barrett - Director of Photography
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    • Alternative name
      • Neil Barret

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