| Luke Geissbühler | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1970-01-21) January 21, 1970 (age 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Luke Geissbühler is an American cinematographer and producer. He is best known for his work on Borat, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Fahrenheit 11/9, Helvetica, Netflix’s Abstract: The Art of Design, and his work with OkGo.
Life and career
Luke Geissbühler, son of renowned graphic designer Steff Geissbühler, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film and Television. He has received an Academy Award nomination for his work as cinematographer and producer on the short film, Time Freak, as well as receiving an Emmy Award for Street Gang, HBO's 2021 documentary about the beginnings of Sesame Street. In 2010, Geissbühler built a homemade spacecraft with his son Max that quietly recorded a trip through the blackness of space and returned safely back to earth, as chronicled in the viral video, Space Balloon.
Selected filmography
Film
- Acts of Worship (2001)
- Mail Order Wife (2004)
- Borat (2006)
- The Virginity Hit (2010)
- The Speed of Thought (2011)
- Sun Belt Express (2014)
- Bad Johnson (2014)
- Match (2014)
- Chloe and Theo (2015)
- Stuck (2017)
- Breaking Brooklyn (2018)
- Time Freak (2018)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
- Robots (2023)
- Group (2023)
Documentary
- Helvetica (2007)
- Objectified (2009)
- Love Etc. (2010)
- Urbanized (2011)
- Buck (2011)
- A Lego Brickumentary (2014)
- Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Television
- Alchemy (2005)
- Bearing Witness (2005)
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
- Newsreaders (2012)
- Bruce Springsteen: In His Own Words (2016)
- Abstract: The Art of Design (2017)
- Who Is America? (2018)
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
- Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (2022)
- Who Killed Robert Wone? (2023)
References
- "Watch: 4 Tips from Oscar-Nominated DP Luke Geissbühler on Cinematography and Being 'In Pursuit of the Light'". nofilmschool.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "Talking Cinematography at TFF 2014". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' Review: Sacha Baron Cohen Is Back to Shake Up the Election". variety.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "'Fahrenheit 11/9': Toronto review". screendaily.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "50th NYU First Run Student Film Festival" (PDF). tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "In a Takeout Container, a Trek to the Stratosphere". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN". blackfilm.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "How They Did It: Feature Film Stuck is a Musical Set Entirely in an NYC Subway Train". moviemaker.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "4 Highlights from Tribeca Film Festival Cinematographers Masterclass". indiewire.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "'Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Parts One and Two': Film Review - SXSW 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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