Nadia Hallgren

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Nadia Hallgren is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer. Nadia shot and directed 2020's Becoming, a documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama, which was released on Netflix and has been nominated for four Emmys including Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Documentary Feature. After Maria (2019), a documentary short, tells the story of three mothers displaced by Hurricane Maria. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2019. Nadia won the special jury prize at SXSW 2018 for 2017's She’s the Ticket, an independent episodic series about women running for office. Her cinematography credits include the Sundance award-winner Motherland, Academy Award-nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Trouble the Water, and Sundance award-winner Trapped. Nadia is currently in production on a documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump who is representing the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. A native of The Bronx and a graduate of the International Center of Photography, Nadia is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Film	Credit
KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS2026 · Director	Director
The Brown Dog2024 · Director	Director
Civil: Ben Crump2022 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words2021 · Director	Director
The Show2021 · Director	Director
Omnipresence2021 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Death2021 · Director	Director
Becoming2020 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Conscience Point2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
After Maria2019 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World2018 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Gavin Grimm vs.2017 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Love the Sinner2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Watched2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Motherland2017 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
House of Z2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Untouchable2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Trapped2016 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
TTough Love2014 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Remote Area Medical2013 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
War Don Don2010 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography