Jerry Risius
Birth placeBuffalo Center, Iowa, U.S.
Years active1997 – Present

Jerry Risius is an American documentary film director and cinematographer.[1][2][3] He is an Peabody Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee.[4][5][6]

Life and career

Risius was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, and he graduated from the University of Iowa.[7] From 2017 to 2021, he directed the independent feature documentary, Storm Lake, along with Beth Levison, which premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, broadcast on PBS's Independent Lens in 2022, and was nominated for a Peabody Award and a 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.[8][9]

Risius is an Adjunct Faculty Professor for 15 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[10]

Selected filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2024Drop Dead CityCinematographerDocumentary
2023Food, Inc. 2Additional cinematographerDocumentary
2022Director by NightCinematographerDocumentary
2022GutsyCinematographer3 episodes
2022EarthstormCinematography1 episode
2021Storm LakeDirector and cinematographerDocumentary
2020No Small MatterCinematographerDocumentary
2020Denise Ho: Becoming the SongCinematographerDocumentary
2019The KingmakerCinematographyDocumentary
2018Generation WealthCinematographerDocumentary
2018Seeing AllredCinematographerDocumentary
2016PickleCinematographerDocumentary
2014Watchers of the SkyCinematographerDocumentary
2011The Last MountainCinematographerDocumentary
2007The Devil Came on HorsebackCinematographer and field producerDocumentary
2007A Walk to BeautifulCinematographerTV show
2005–2018Parts Unknown and Anthony Bourdain: No ReservationsCinematographer and director50 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021WonAFI Docs FestivalAudience AwardStorm Lake[11]
WonWoodstock Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature[12]
NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Business and Economic Documentary[13]
NominatedPeabody AwardsDocumentary honorees[8]
NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Science and Technology DocumentaryPandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak[6]
2018NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction ProgramAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown[5]
2007NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Programming – Long FormAnthony Bourdain: No Reservations[14]

References

  1. ^ "Small Town, Local Paper, Big Issues". easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. ^ "BETH LEVISON/JERRY RISIUS (STORM LAKE)". americanfilmshowcase.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. ^ "Beth Levison and Jerry Risius". c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  4. ^ "Storm Lake". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  5. ^ "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  6. ^ "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  7. ^ "Documentary 'Storm Lake' chronicles Cullen family's commitment to community journalism". desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  8. ^ "Peabody Nominations Include ‘Summer Of Soul’, ‘Reservation Dogs’, ‘Colin In Black & White’, ‘Dopesick’, ‘Hacks’". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  9. ^ "In the PBS doc "Storm Lake," a tiny Iowa paper fights for the future of high-quality local news". salon.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  10. ^ "Jerry Risius". sva.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  11. ^ "AFI DOCS Announces 2021 Award Winners". afi.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  12. ^ "22ND ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS". woodstockfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  13. ^ "THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS". theemmys.tv. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  14. ^ "News & Documentary Emmy Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.