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J MINTZ CV 2020.Pdf JUSTINA MINTZ MOTION PICTURE STILL PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS 2020 A BABYSITTER’S GUIDE TO MONSTER HUNTING Netflix Tom Felton, Indya Moore (Unit + Gallery) Rachel Talalay, Director Oona Lawrence, Tamara Smart Gregory Middleton, DP 2020 COFFEE + KAREEM (Unit + Gallery) Netflix Ed Helms, Taraji P. Henson Michael Dowse, Director Terrence L. Gardenhigh, Betty Gilpin Brian Burgoyne, DP 2020 SNOWPIERCER - Season 1 Turner, Netflix Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs Graeme Manson, Showrunner John Grillo, DP 2020 MAGIC CAMP (Unit + Props) Walt Disney Studios Gillian Jacobs, Adam Devine, Mark Waters, Director Jeffrey Tambor Theo van de Sande, DP 2018 THE ROMANOFFS Amazon Isabelle Huppert, Diane Lane, Matthew Weiner, Creator Amanda Peet, Aaron Eckhart Christopher Manley, DP 2017 INSECURE - Season 2 HBO Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis Issa Rae, Melina Matsoukas, Prentice Penny, Larry Wilmore 2017 THE DISASTER ARTIST (Unit + Props) Warner Bros / A24 James Franco, Dave Franco, James Franco, Director Seth Rogen, Alison Brie Brandon Trost, DP 2017 SNATCHED (Unit + Props) Twentieth Century Fox Goldie Hawn, Amy Schumer Jonathan Levine, Director Florian Ballhaus, DP 2017 I’M DYING UP HERE - Pilot Showtime Sebastian Stan, Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor Jonathan Levine, Director Ken Seng, DP 2017 MAD FAMILIES (Unit + Gallery) Sony / Crackle Charlie Sheen, Leah Remini Fred Wolf, Director Tiffany Haddish Timothy A. Burton, DP 2015-16 BLUNT TALK - Seasons 1, 2 Starz Patrick Stewart, Jackie Weaver Seth McFarlane, Jonathan Ames Mary Holland, Timm Sharp Joe Gallagher, DP 2015 MAD MEN - Seasons 7A, 7B AMC Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss Matthew Weiner, Creator Christopher Manley, DP IATSE LOCAL 600 + 669 (604) 813-9532 | justinamintz.com Vancouver | Los Angeles Page !1 of !2 JUSTINA MINTZ MOTION PICTURE STILL PHOTOGRAPHER 2015 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD - Season 1 AMC Kim Dickens, Alycia Debnam Carey Gale Anne Hurd, Creator Coleman Domingo Michael McDonough, DP 2015 JEM + THE HOLOGRAMS (Unit + Gallery) Universal Pictures Juliette Lewis, Molly Ringwald Jon M. Chu, Director Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott Alice Brooks, DP 2015 CURVE (Unit + Gallery) Universal Pictures Julianne Hough, Teddy Sears Iain Softley, Director Brad Shield, DP 2014 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: The Marked Ones Paramount Pictures (Additional Photography) Christopher Landon, Director Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz Gonzalo Amat, DP 2012-13 MAGIC CITY - Seasons 1, 2 Starz Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko Mitch Glazer, Creator Danny Huston, Kelly Lynch Gabriel Beristain, DP 2012 TIM + ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE Abso Lutely Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim Heidecker, Wareheim, Directors John C. Reilly Rachel Morrison, DP 2012 HELLO I MUST BE GOING Next Wednesday Productions Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Abbott Todd Louiso, Director Blythe Danner Julie Kirkwood, DP 2010 BEAUTIFUL BOY First Point Entertainment Maria Bello, Michael Sheen Shawn Ku, Director Kyle Gallner Michael Fimognari, DP 2009 PAPER HEART Overture Films, Anchor Bay Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi Nicholas Jasenovec, Director Jake Johnson Jay Hunter, DP 2009 TiMER Present Pictures, Truckbeef Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth Jac Shaefer, Director John Patrick Amedori, JoBeth Williams Harris Charalambous, DP EDUCATION MFA Cinematography / American Film Institute Conservatory BFA Photography + Imaging / Tisch School of the Arts New York University REFERENCES Melinda Sue Gordon, SMPSP - DUNKIRK, TENET Rachel Morrison, ASC - BLACK PANTHER, MUDBOUND Jonathan Levine, DGA - SNATCHED, LONG SHOT IATSE LOCAL 600 + 669 (604) 813-9532 | justinamintz.com Vancouver | Los Angeles Page !2 of !2.
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