Jerry Risius

Jerry Risius is an American documentary film director and cinematographer. He is an Peabody Award nominee and a three-time Emmy Award nominee.

Life and career Risius was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa, and he graduated from the University of Iowa. 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.

Risius is an Adjunct Faculty Professor for 15 years at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Selected filmography YearTitle 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 YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2021 WonAFI Docs FestivalAudience AwardStorm Lake WonWoodstock Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Business and Economic Documentary NominatedPeabody AwardsDocumentary honorees