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James Laxton

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Biography

James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, including Moonlight, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Laxton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Moonlight

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Mufasa: The Lion King

Director of Photography

If Beale Street Could Talk

Director of Photography

Tusk

Director of Photography

Yoga Hosers

Director of Photography

Adult World

Director of Photography

The Myth of the American Sleepover

Director of Photography

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Open Doors: Cinema That Sees Everyone

From a deaf drummer to a queer romance in space, these eight films expand who gets to be a hero, a lover, a survivor. A journey through inclusive storytelling t...

8 films

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