{{short description|American cinematographer and director}} {{Infobox person | name = Jerry Risius | image = File:Jerry Risius.jpg | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Buffalo Center, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = | occupation = {{csv|Cinematographer |director}} | alma_mater = | years_active = 1997 – Present | spouse = | awards = | website = }} '''Jerry Risius''' is an American documentary film director and cinematographer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easthamptonstar.com/arts/2021107/small-town-local-paper-big-issues|title=Small Town, Local Paper, Big Issues|website=easthamptonstar.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americanfilmshowcase.com/filmmakers/storm-lake-team/|title=BETH LEVISON/JERRY RISIUS (STORM LAKE)|website=americanfilmshowcase.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?515877-1/qa-beth-levison-jerry-risius|title=Beth Levison and Jerry Risius|website=c-span.org|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> He is an Peabody Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/storm-lake/|title=Storm Lake|website=peabodyawards.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref name=Emmys>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jerry-risius|title=Awards & Nominations|website=emmys.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref name=Theemmys>{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-42nd_News-Doc_Emmy_Awards-Nominations-Final-rev.-9.21.21.pdf|title=NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS|website=theemmys.tv|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
==Life and career== Risius was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, and he graduated from the University of Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/2021/07/10/documentary-storm-lake-chronicles-cullen-familys-commitment-community-journalism/7886954002/|title=Documentary 'Storm Lake' chronicles Cullen family's commitment to community journalism|website=desmoinesregister.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Deadline>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/2022-peabody-awards-nominations-list-1235001179/|title=Peabody Nominations Include ‘Summer Of Soul’, ‘Reservation Dogs’, ‘Colin In Black & White’, ‘Dopesick’, ‘Hacks’|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2021/11/15/in-the-pbs-doc-storm-lake-a-tiny-iowa-paper-for-the-future-of-high-quality-local-news/|title=In the PBS doc "Storm Lake," a tiny Iowa paper fights for the future of high-quality local news|website=salon.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
Risius is an Adjunct Faculty Professor for 15 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sva.edu/faculty/jerry-risius|title=Jerry Risius|website=sva.edu|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title ! Contribution ! Note |- || 2024 | ''Drop Dead City'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2023 | ''Food, Inc. 2'' | Additional cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2022 | ''Director by Night'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2022 | ''Gutsy'' | Cinematographer | 3 episodes |- || 2022 | ''Earthstorm'' | Cinematography | 1 episode |- || 2021 | ''Storm Lake'' | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2020 | ''No Small Matter'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2020 | ''Denise Ho: Becoming the Song'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2019 | ''The Kingmaker'' | Cinematography | Documentary |- || 2018 | ''Generation Wealth'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2018 | ''Seeing Allred'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2016 | ''Pickle'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2014 | ''Watchers of the Sky'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2011 | ''The Last Mountain'' | Cinematographer | Documentary |- || 2007 | ''The Devil Came on Horseback'' | Cinematographer and field producer | Documentary |- || 2007 | ''A Walk to Beautiful'' | Cinematographer | TV show |- || 2005–2018 | ''Parts Unknown'' and ''Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations'' | Cinematographer and director | 50 episodes |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |rowspan="5"|2021 |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |AFI Docs Festival |Audience Award |rowspan="4"|''Storm Lake'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afi.com/news/afi-docs-announces-2021-award-winners/|title=AFI DOCS Announces 2021 Award Winners|website=afi.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ddffdd"| Won |Woodstock Film Festival |Best Documentary Feature |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/2021-maverick-awards|title=22ND ANNUAL WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS|website=woodstockfilmfestival.org|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/news/43rd-nominations/documentaries/|title=THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS|website=theemmys.tv|access-date=2023-09-01|archive-date=2023-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326192950/https://theemmys.tv/news/43rd-nominations/documentaries/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Peabody Awards |Documentary honorees |<ref name=Deadline/> |- |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary |''Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak'' |<ref name=Theemmys/> |- |2018 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Primetime Emmy Awards |Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program |''Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown'' |<ref name=Emmys/> |- |2007 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |News and Documentary Emmy Awards |Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form |''Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000493/2007/1/|title=News & Documentary Emmy Awards|website=imdb.com|access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0728292|Jerry Risius}} * {{Official website|https://www.jrisius.com}}
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