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Eli McGowan

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  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
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Eli McGowan
Eli McGowan grew up determined to become a filmmaker, and in 2016 he dropped out of law school to enter the industry. He serves narrative, documentary, commercial, and short projects as a DP, Gaffer, Producer, and Director. He holds an MFA in film & television from SCAD. He and his wife live in Chattanooga, TN and have two daughters.
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    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    August (2023)
    August
    Short
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2023
    New York Homicide (2022)
    New York Homicide
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Grey Gable in Awake (2022)
    Awake
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022
    Dark Side of Comedy (2022)
    Dark Side of Comedy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Last Time
      • digital imaging technician
      • Post-production
    • Cowboy Coffee
      • gaffer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Brothers Twice
      • gaffer
      • Post-production
    • Artist I Am
      • still photographer
      • digital imaging technician
      • Post-production
    • American Dropout
      • first assistant camera: Washington, D.C.
      • Completed
    • Quincy Part One (2026)
      Quincy Part One
      Short
      • chief lighting technician
      • 2026
    • Christmas Traditions Unwrapped with Kimberly Schlapman (2025)
      Christmas Traditions Unwrapped with Kimberly Schlapman
      TV Special
      • data manager
      • 2025
    • Matthew Hasselblad McKess and Will Truong in Actors in PJs (2025)
      Actors in PJs
      TV Series
      • b camera operator
      • 2025
    • Holy Ghost (2025)
      Holy Ghost
      3.3
      • second unit director of photography
      • 2025
    • New York Homicide (2022)
      New York Homicide
      6.8
      TV Series
      • chattanooga unit director of photography
      • 2025
    • County Rescue (2024)
      County Rescue
      6.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant camera
      • second assistant camera: A Cam
      • 2025
    • God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)
      God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
      3.6
      • best boy electric
      • 2024
    • August (2023)
      August
      Short
      • drone operator
      • 2023
    • Alex Murdaugh in Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (2023)
      Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
      6.8
      TV Series
      • sprinter driver / swing
      • 2023
    • Ricky Smiley, Jill G Grayson, Michael T. Rogers, and Helena Rogers in Bury the Lede (2023)
      Bury the Lede
      Short
      • drone operator
      • 2023
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.7
      TV Series
      • key grip: press kit (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Alex Murdaugh in Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (2022)
      Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • grip
      • 2022
    • The Accursed (2022)
      The Accursed
      4.2
      • electrician
      • 2022
    • Dark Side of Comedy (2022)
      Dark Side of Comedy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • Jake Satow in Adeline (2022)
      Adeline
      6.9
      • digital imaging technician
      • 2022

    Cinematographer

    • Boneyards
      • director of photography
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2026
    • Initial Contact
      • director of photography
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Indigo Bridge
      • cinematography by
      • Post-production
    • Christkind Kommt
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Vestige (2026)
      Vestige
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2026
    • Matthew Hasselblad McKess and Will Truong in Actors in PJs (2025)
      Actors in PJs
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Hurricane Helene Relief: The Gathering Church
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Ricky Smiley, Jill G Grayson, Michael T. Rogers, and Helena Rogers in Bury the Lede (2023)
      Bury the Lede
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Can't Get Rite (2023)
      Can't Get Rite
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Jacob Kaufman and Rhonda Monique in Better Than Carnegie (2023)
      Better Than Carnegie
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Grey Gable in Awake (2022)
      Awake
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Ricky McCarthy's 3 Rules for Life (2022)
      Ricky McCarthy's 3 Rules for Life
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Allbirds: Walk with Nature (2022)
      Allbirds: Walk with Nature
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Daughter of the Sea (Promo) (2021)
      Daughter of the Sea (Promo)
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • I'm Fine
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • The Ledger (2019)
      The Ledger
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Holly Cross Vagley, Griffin Duy, Michael J. Patterson, Mark Arnoldi, Brianna Tyson, and Sandra Belforte in Elevator Pitch (2019)
      Elevator Pitch
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Joseph 'Eli' McGowan)
      • 2019
    • Re Naissance (2019)
      Re Naissance
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Joseph 'Eli' McGowan)
      • 2019
    • Underbrush (2019)
      Underbrush
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019

    Editor

    • Christkind Kommt
      • editor
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Hurricane Helene Relief: The Gathering Church
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • August (2023)
      August
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Grey Gable in Awake (2022)
      Awake
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Ricky McCarthy's 3 Rules for Life (2022)
      Ricky McCarthy's 3 Rules for Life
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Downstream (2021)
      Downstream
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Numbers (2019)
      Numbers
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • The Ledger (2019)
      The Ledger
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Underbrush (2019)
      Underbrush
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Remembered (2019)
      Remembered
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • The Patriarch (2018)
      The Patriarch
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Joseph 'Eli' McGowan
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Spouse
      • Emily McGowanDecember 31, 2014 - present (2 children)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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