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James Laxton

Camera
44 years oldSan Francisco, California, USA

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.

Personal Details

Born
February 3, 1981
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Camera

Movies (36)

Mufasa: The Lion King
7.3

Mufasa: The Lion King

Director of Photography (Camera)

2024

Another Young Couple
1.0

Another Young Couple

Director of Photography (Camera)

2023

Los Valientes

Los Valientes

Director of Photography (Camera)

2021

Reconnect

Reconnect

Cinematography (Crew)

2021

The Gaze
1.0

The Gaze

Director of Photography (Camera)

2021

Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk
7.8

Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk

as Self

2019

If Beale Street Could Talk
6.9

If Beale Street Could Talk

Director of Photography (Camera)

2018

Anything
5.3

Anything

Director of Photography (Camera)

2018

Moonlight
7.4

Moonlight

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

Yoga Hosers
4.6

Yoga Hosers

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

The Black Jacket
7.0

The Black Jacket

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

Holidays
4.9

Holidays

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

Youth

Youth

Director of Photography (Camera)

2016

Welcome to the Last Bookstore
6.0

Welcome to the Last Bookstore

Director of Photography (Camera)

2015

Rubberhead
5.0

Rubberhead

Cinematography (Crew)

2014

Nightcrawler
7.7

Nightcrawler

Additional Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

Camp X-Ray
6.7

Camp X-Ray

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

Lemonade War
5.0

Lemonade War

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

Tusk
5.5

Tusk

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

Adult World
6.0

Adult World

Director of Photography (Camera)

2014

Bad Milo!
5.7

Bad Milo!

Director of Photography (Camera)

2013

Dealin' with Idiots
5.3

Dealin' with Idiots

Director of Photography (Camera)

2013

The Moment
4.5

The Moment

Director of Photography (Camera)

2013

California Solo
5.7

California Solo

Director of Photography (Camera)

2012

For a Good Time, Call...
5.9

For a Good Time, Call...

Director of Photography (Camera)

2012

The Murder of Hi Good
7.0

The Murder of Hi Good

Director of Photography (Camera)

2012

Leave Me Like You Found Me

Leave Me Like You Found Me

Director of Photography (Camera)

2012

The Myth of the American Sleepover
6.1

The Myth of the American Sleepover

Director of Photography (Camera)

2011

Remigration

Remigration

Cinematography (Crew)

2011

Karma

Karma

Director of Photography (Camera)

2010

The Violent Kind
4.7

The Violent Kind

Director of Photography (Camera)

2010

A Young Couple
5.7

A Young Couple

Director of Photography (Camera)

2009

Medicine for Melancholy
6.1

Medicine for Melancholy

Director of Photography (Camera)

2009

Pig Hunt
4.7

Pig Hunt

Camera Loader (Camera)

2008

Little Brown Boy
4.4

Little Brown Boy

Cinematography (Crew)

2003

My Josephine
6.3

My Josephine

Director of Photography (Camera)

2003

TV Shows (3)