Nelson Walker graduated from Brown University before receiving his MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University. His first film, iThemba | Hope, made in collaboration with Keefe Murren, was about an HIV+ choir from South Africa and aired on Sundance Channel. Nelson's cinematography has appeared in many highly lauded projects including The Fight (Edgeline Films), Chef Flynn (Dir. Cameron Yates), Dior and I (Dir. Frédéric Tcheng), Making a Murderer (Netflix), Iris (Maysles Films), Watchers of the Sky (Propeller Films), and The Gates (HBO). He serves as Chairman of the board of Maysles Documentary Center.
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Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue (2024) Cinematography |
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023) Director of Photography |
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The Reverend (2022) Cinematography |
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Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat (2020) Director of Photography |
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Down a Dark Stairwell (2020) Camera Operator |
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Watchers of the Sky (2014) Director of Photography |
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The Secret of Trees (2013) Assistant Camera |
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Lumo (2007) Director |