. Continuing with more film history for Women's History Month! . #WHM2018 DAY 30 • • • RACHEL MORRISON Cinematographer . Interested in photography at a young age, Rachel Morrison attended New York University and double majored in film and photography because she couldn't choose between the two. However, by the completion of her degree, she decided to concentrate on cinematography. Rachel received an MFA from the AFI Conservatory graduate cinematography program in 2006. . Rachel started her career in TV; her cinematography work on the 2005 TV documentary ”Rikers High” was nominated for an Emmy Award. Her debut as the primary cinematographer on a feature film came with 2007’s ”Palo Alto.” . Rachel has photographed seven films that have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including ”Sound of My Voice” (2011), ”Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie” (2012), ”Fruitvale Station” (2013), ”Dope” (2015), and ”Mudbound” (2017). . For her work on ”Mudbound,” Rachel became the first woman to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematographer, the first woman to be nominated for the feature category of the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards, and the first woman ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. . Most recently, Rachel collaborated with director Ryan Coogler for a second time on the MCU film ”Black Panther” (2018), which has grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, so far making it the highest-grossing film of 2018, as well as the fifth highest-grossing film ever in the United States and 12th highest-grossing film of all time. . Rachel received the Kodak Vision Award at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in 2013. • • • #RachelMorrison #cinematographer #cinematography #Mudbound #blackpanther #femalefilmmaker #womeninfilm #womeninentertainment #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2018 #whm #womenshistory #entertainment #actor #producer #director #writer #screenwriter #filmmaker #filmmaking #film #filmhistory #history #Hollywood #bosslady #womenkickass #girlpower #representation #representationmatters
