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Nadia Hallgren
10 films
Nadia Hallgren is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer. Nadia shot and directed 2020's Becoming, a documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama, which was released on Netflix and has been nominated for four Emmys including Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Documentary Feature. After Maria (2019), a documentary short, tells the story of three mothers displaced by Hurricane Maria. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2019. Nadia won the special jury prize at SXSW 2018 for 2017's She’s the Ticket, an independent episodic series about women running for office.
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Her cinematography credits include the Sundance award-winner Motherland, Academy Award-nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Trouble the Water, and Sundance award-winner Trapped. Nadia is currently in production on a documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump who is representing the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. A native of The Bronx and a graduate of the International Center of Photography, Nadia is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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First watchBecoming20207.2Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.View filmFilmography
10 films as director- 2026Katseye: Wild HeartsDirector
- 2024The Brown DogDirector
- 2022Civil: Ben CrumpDirector
- 2021Aida Rodriguez: Fighting WordsDirector
- 2021The ShowDirector
- 2021OmnipresenceDirector
- 2021DeathDirector
- 2020BecomingDirector
- 2019After MariaDirector
- 2017Gavin Grimm vs.Director