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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The American Experience" (1988)	(4 episodes, 1999-2009)	2009	-	8.5 (193)
	4 TV episodes: Hoover Dam (2009) Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002) New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) Hoover Dam (1999)
2.	Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)		2009	-	7.9 (18)

3.	Minotaur (2009)		2009	-	-

4.	Inside Operation Wildfire (2008) (TV)		2008	-	-

5.	"Inside" (2006)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	-
	1 TV episode: Unabomber: The Secret History (2008)
6.	"National Geographic Explorer" (1985)	(1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	-
	1 TV episode: Inside Bethlehem (2007)
7.	Wonders Are Many (2007)		2007	-	9.0 (26)

8.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	(1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: Bird by Bird with Annie (2003)
9.	"American Masters" (1983)	(1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.3 (66)
	1 TV episode: Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution (2003)
10.	Tupac: Resurrection (2003)		2003	-	7.7 (3,482)

11.	"Crime & Punishment" (2002)		2002	-	6.1 (43)
	AKAs: Law & Order: Crime & Punishment (USA: alternative title)
12.	They Drew Fire (2000)		2000	-	8.7 (19)
	AKAs: They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II (USA: complete title)
13.	Bird by Bird with Annie (1999)		1999	-	7.2 (9)

14.	"The Irish in America: Long Journey Home" (1998)		1998	-	5.0 (29)

15.	America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (1998) (TV)		1998	-	6.2 (12)

16.	Life Beyond Earth (1998) (TV)		1998	-	7.8 (28)

17.	"Cadillac Desert" (1997)	(unknown episodes)	1997	-	7.7 (35)

18.	"Dancing" (1993)		1993	-	-

19.	"Look at It This Way" (1992)		1992	-	7.0 (13)

20.	"Eyes on the Prize" (1987)	(unknown episodes)	1987	-	9.3 (223)
	AKAs: Eyes on the Prize II (USA: second season title)
21.	Booker (1984) (TV)		1984	-	8.0 (9)

22.	The Golden Honeymoon (1980) (TV)		1980	-	6.0 (9)

23.	Cardiac Arrest (1980)		1980	-	3.5 (49)

24.	Can't It Be Anyone Else (1980)		1980	-	-

25.	Rust Never Sleeps (1979)		1979	-	7.9 (375)
	AKAs: Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (Australia)
26.	I'm a Fool (1977) (TV)	(as Jonathan Else)	1977	-	5.3 (26)
	AKAs: The American Short Story: I'm a Fool (USA: series title)
27.	Off the Wall (1977)		1977	-	7.8 (5)

28.	Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977)		1977	-	7.1 (65)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The American Experience" (1988)	camera operator (7 episodes, 1992-2009)	2009	-	8.5 (193)
	7 TV episodes: The Kennedys (2009) (camera operator) Eyes on the Prize: Parts 5 & 6 - Is This America?/Bridge to Freedom (2006) (camera operator) Eyes on the Prize: Parts 3 & 4 - Ain't Scared of Your Jails/No Easy Walk (2006) (camera operator) Eyes on the Prize: Parts 1 & 2 - Awakenings/Fighting Back (2006) (camera operator) Vietnam: Parts IX & X - Peace Is at Hand/Homefront USA (1997) (camera operator) 2 episodes not shown.
2.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2005) camera operator (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.2 (92)
	2 TV episodes: Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) (camera operator) Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) (additional cinematographer)
3.	Shut Up & Sing (2006)	(additional cinematographer)	2006	-	7.6 (3,219)
	AKAs: Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (International: English title: long title)
4.	"Frontline" (1983)	camera operator (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	8.5 (201)
	1 TV episode: The O.J. Verdict (2005) (camera operator)
5.	Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)	(additional cinematographer)	2005	-	7.7 (2,102)

6.	Tell Them Who You Are (2004)	(additional camera operator)	2004	-	6.8 (331)

7.	Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm (1994)	(additional photographer)	1994	-	4.4 (12)

8.	Crumb (1994)	(camera operator)	1994	-	7.7 (6,596)

9.	In the Shadow of the Stars (1991)	(additional camera)	1991	-	6.5 (60)

10.	"Eyes on the Prize" (1987)	camera operator (6 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	9.3 (223)
	AKAs: Eyes on the Prize II (USA: second season title) 6 TV episodes: Bridge to Freedom: 1965 (1987) (camera operator) Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964 (1987) (camera operator) No Easy Walk: 1961-1963 (1987) (camera operator) Ain't Scared of Your Jails: 1960-1961 (1987) (camera operator) Fighting Back: 1957-1962 (1987) (camera operator) 1 episode not shown.
11.	Grateful Dead: So Far (1987) (V)	(camera operator)	1987	-	7.4 (14)

12.	Top Gun (1986)	(assistant camera: USFX)	1986	$345M	6.5 (73,601)

13.	The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)	(additional camera operator)	1984	-	8.5 (2,117)

14.	Merton (1984)	(assistant camera: California)	1984	-	6.7 (11)
	AKAs: Merton: A Film Biography (USA: long title)
15.	Hells Angels Forever (1983)	(additional cinematographer) (as Jonathan Else)	1983	-	5.6 (60)

16.	"Vietnam: A Television History" (1983)	camera operator (1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	8.9 (98)
	1 TV episode: Homefront USA (1983) (camera operator)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	producer (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) (producer)
2.	"The American Experience" (1988)	series producer (7 episodes, 2006-2008)	2008	-	8.5 (193)
	7 TV episodes: Eyes on the Prize II (Parts VII & VIII): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement (2008) (series producer) Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) (series producer) Eyes on the Prize II (Parts III & IV): Power!/The Promised Land (2008) (series producer) Eyes on the Prize II (Parts I & II): The Time Has Come/Two Societies (2008) (series producer) Eyes on the Prize: Parts 5 & 6 - Is This America?/Bridge to Freedom (2006) (series producer) 2 episodes not shown.
3.	The Weight of the World (2005) (TV)	(executive producer)	2005	-	9.5 (21)

4.	Open Outcry (2001) (TV)	(producer)	2001	-	7.6 (7)

5.	"Cadillac Desert" (1997)	producer (unknown episodes)	1997	-	7.7 (35)

6.	"America's War on Poverty" (1995)	(consulting producer)	1995	-	-

7.	"Eyes on the Prize" (1987)	series producer (14 episodes, 1987-1990)	1990	-	9.3 (223)
	AKAs: Eyes on the Prize II (USA: second season title) 14 TV episodes: Back to the Movement: 1979-Mid 1980s (1990) (series producer) The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980 (1990) (series producer) A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971 (1990) (series producer) Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) (series producer) The Promised Land: 1967-1968 (1990) (series producer) 9 episodes not shown.
8.	The Day After Trinity (1981)	(producer)	1981	-	7.9 (180)

9.	Arthur and Lillie (1975)	(producer)	1975	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008)
2.	Wonders Are Many (2007)		2007	-	9.0 (26)

3.	Open Outcry (2001) (TV)		2001	-	7.6 (7)

4.	Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (1999)		1999	-	6.2 (88)

5.	"Cadillac Desert" (1997)	(unknown episodes)	1997	-	7.7 (35)

6.	"The Great Depression" (1993)	(unknown episodes)	1993	-	6.4 (10)

7.	Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven (1989)		1989	-	5.8 (12)

8.	The Day After Trinity (1981)		1981	-	7.9 (180)

9.	Arthur and Lillie (1975)		1975	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) (writer)
2.	Open Outcry (2001) (TV)	(writer)	2001	-	7.6 (7)

3.	"Cadillac Desert" (1997)	(unknown episodes)	1997	-	7.7 (35)

4.	"The Great Depression" (1993)	(unknown episodes)	1993	-	6.4 (10)

5.	The Day After Trinity (1981)	(writer)	1981	-	7.9 (180)

6.	Journeys from Berlin/1971 (1980)	(writer)	1980	-	7.0 (11)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	consultant (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: Tulia, Texas (2009) (consultant)
2.	Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness (2007)	(creative consultant)	2007	-	-

3.	All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 (2004)	(production consultant)	2004	-	-

4.	The Atomic Cafe (1982)	(additional archival researcher: Los Alamos)	1982	-	7.8 (1,753)

Editor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Weight of the World (2005) (TV)		2005	-	9.5 (21)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Independent Lens" (1999)	special thanks (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.2 (92)
	1 TV episode: Refugee (2004) (special thanks)
2.	Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)	(special thanks)	1989	-	8.4 (256)

Self View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Day After Trinity (1981)	Interviewer	1981	-	7.9 (180)

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