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RaMell Ross

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RaMell Ross
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RaMell Ross was born on 15 May 1982 in Frankfurt, Germany. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Nickel Boys (2024), Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018) and Easter Snap (2019).
BornMay 15, 1982
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 48 wins & 88 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
    Nickel Boys
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2024
    Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
    Hale County This Morning, This Evening
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
    Easter Snap (2019)
    Easter Snap
    6.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
    Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Easter Snap (2019)
      Easter Snap
      6.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Storyville (1997)
      Storyville
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • American Jail (2018)
      American Jail
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Elnora (2018)
      Elnora
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
      Hale County This Morning, This Evening
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018

    Director

    • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
      Nickel Boys
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Easter Snap (2019)
      Easter Snap
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
      Hale County This Morning, This Evening
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2018

    Writer

    • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
      Nickel Boys
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
      Hale County This Morning, This Evening
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2018

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    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Height
      • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
    • Born
      • May 15, 1982
      • Frankfurt, Germany
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      Ross attended Georgetown University in Washington D.C. where he played basketball as a point guard, later the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence where he studied visual arts, and then became a teacher of film at Brown University also in Providence.

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