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Erik Ljung
Director Of Photography
About Me
ERIK LJUNG is a two-time Emmy winning freelance Producer and Director of Photography currently based in the midwest. His debut feature length documentary The Blood is at the Doorstep had its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival where it earned a critics pick from The Hollywood Reporter. Most recently he was a DP on Netflix’s “Making a ...
Read MoreERIK LJUNG is a two-time Emmy winning freelance Producer and Director of Photography currently based in the midwest. His debut feature length documentary The Blood is at the Doorstep had its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival where it earned a critics pick from The Hollywood Reporter. Most recently he was a DP on Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” season 2, Al Jazeera’s “Fault Lines” where has earned 2 Emmy Nominations , and BET’s “Disrupt & Dismantle” w/ Soledad O’Brien. His other work includes shooting and producing content for the New York Times with whom he’s earned 2 News & Doc Emmy Awards, VICE News, Travel Channel, PBS Frontline and CNN. As a Director of Photography, he has worked with some of the world's largest brands and ad agencies to produce commercial content, including a Cannes Titanium Lion winning campaign for Boost Mobile. He is a former Nohl Fellow, a three-time Brico Forward Fund recipient for his documentary work, and a 2020 Finalist for the Creative Capital grant for his multi-disciplinary visual artwork.Erik is currently available for freelance assignments domestically and internationally.Fully Vaccinated against Covid-19 {Moderna} as of 4/19/21 * Boosted on 12/29/21FAA Drone Pilot License Certifiedcontact: erik@erikljung.tv | (707) 291-3155
Read Less Other DetailsLocations I can work in:
Work Anywhere
Language:
English (Fluent)
Skills/Permits:
Driving Licence
Drone Pilot (CAA PFAW)
FX9
Technical Skills:
Arri Alexa Mini
ARRI AMIRA
Red EPIC-X
Sony PXW-FX6
Sony PXW-FX9
Super 8Panasonic P2
Awards:
2022 Emmy Nominations - The New York Times Presents on FX: Live Fast and Vape Things - Outstanding Research: News, Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage
2022 Emmy Nomination - Al Jazeera Fault Lines: Buried Truths: America’s Indigenous Boarding Schools - Outstanding Hard News Feature: Long Form
2022 Emmy Nomination - VICE NEWS - The Big Squeeze - Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary
2022 Emmy Judge for National News & Documentary (Cinematography Category) - National Academy of Television Arts & Scienes
2022 SXSW Audience Award for Documentary Spotlight - “We Are Not Ghouls” (credit: DP, Directed by Chris James Thompson)
2022 NPPA Best Documentary of the Year - Runner-Up - The New York Times Visual Investigations: A Fatal Night in Kenosha - How The Rittenhouse Shootings Unfolded
2022 duPont-Columbia Awards Finalist for The New York Times - “Visual Investigations: How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor”
2021 Soho House x Creative Futures Collective Mentorship Program - Mentor
2021 Emmy News & Documentary Award Winner (2) for The New York Times - “Visual Investigations: How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor” - Outstanding Long Feature in a Newscast & Best Story in a Newscast
2021 Video Consortium Sony Mentorship Program - Mentor
2020 Emmy’s News & Documentary Nominations for Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines - “In Bad Faith” - Outstanding Investigative Reporting in a Newsmagazine, Best Story in a Newsmagazine
2020 - Vimeo Staff Pick Short Film - Mothers For Justice
2020 - Vimeo Staff Pick - The Blood is at the Doorstep (limited release)
2020 - Creative Capital Finalist >>
