Women Behind the Lens: A Panel Discussion

 

You’re Invited to Celebrate Women’s History Month With Us!

Gather with us to listen to some of NYFA’s own trailblazers as they share their experiences and successes in our industry. Moderated by Claudia with a guest panel of prominent women cinematographers. Bring your curiosity and questions for this exciting panel discussion.

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· 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐤𝐞
Award-winning New York City based cinematographer Claudia Raschke is best known for her ability to bring the rich tones of the motion picture medium to a diverse spectrum of films, from highly stylized commercial endeavors to feature documentaries to lower-budget works of art.

Among her many notable award-winning films are: Oscar-nominated and Emmy winning RBG (Magnolia/ Participant/ CNN), Oscar-nominated GOD IS THE BIGGER ELVIS (HBO), Peabody Award-winning BLACK MAGIC (ESPN), Oscar short-listed MAD HOT BALLROOM (Paramount), PARTICLE FEVER (Bond), ATOMIC HOMEFRONT (HBO), THE FREEDOM TO MARRY (Argot Pictures), Her new cinematic feature documentary work includes Sundance Film Festival selected MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY (Participant Media) and the 2021 premier of JULIA (CNN /Imagine Entertainment) as well as PBS/American Masters productions of THE CODE BREAKER and BALLERINA BOYS.

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· 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧
For over 25 years, Shana Hagan has shot Oscar and Emmy-winning projects with such distinguished filmmakers as Michael Apted, Jessica Yu, Morgan Neville, Lauren Greenfield and Rory Kennedy. She is a member of The American Society of Cinematographers, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, The International Cinematographers Guild, The International Documentary Association and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Among Shana’s impressive works are: the Academy Award winning BREATHING LESSONS, Academy Award nominated WALK RUN CHA-CHA and 17 Sundance Film Festival selections including GENERATION WEALTH, QUEEN OF VERSAILLES, TAYLOR SWIFT: MISS AMERICANA and SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS. Shana was nominated for an Emmy for her work on SURVIVOR: CHINA. She shot four seasons on NBC's PARKS AND RECREATION, was the 2nd Unit DP on the first season of the Netflix reboot of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and has shot commercial spots for KOHL'S, ARMY, DISNEY, KODAK, VERIZON and others. Other feature doc work includes FOOD, INC, THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED, WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, and INVENTING TOMORROW. Shana most recently was the Cinematographer for the hit HBO series SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE

· 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐧

Martina, a native German, based in NYC for more than 20 years, has been the cinematographer of award-winning features and documentaries for over a decade.

Some of her most recent films include INVENTING TOMORROW, THE FINAL YEAR, THE FAMILY I HAD, THE PROMISED BAND and THROUGH A LENS DARKLY. SAVING FACE, for which she earned a 2013 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography Documentary, was the winner of the 2012 Academy Award and the 2013 Emmy for Best Documentary winner. Her narrative works range from dramas like the first Bahamian feature RAIN and the acclaimed UNDER CONSTRUCTION to thrillers, THE KILLING FLOOR, and horror films, TRAIN.

Furthermore, Martina has collaborated with numerous international artists, like ANOHNI for whom she shot the video background for her HOPELESS TOUR, as well as conceptual artists like Andrea Geyer, Josiah McElheny and Wu Tsang.

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