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Nadia Hallgren

Nadia Hallgren

Cinematographer and director, also producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Nadia Hallgren is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer. Nadia shot and directed 2020's Becoming, a documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama, which was released on Netflix and has been nominated for four Emmys including Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Documentary Feature. After Maria (2019), a documentary short, tells the story of three mothers displaced by Hurricane Maria. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2019. Nadia won the special jury prize at SXSW 2018 for 2017's She’s the Ticket, an independent episodic series about women running for office. Her cinematography credits include the Sundance award-winner Motherland, Academy Award-nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Trouble the Water, and Sundance award-winner Trapped. Nadia is currently in production on a documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump who is representing the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. A native of The Bronx and a graduate of the International Center of Photography, Nadia is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer and director, also producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 66% in 30 days

What are Nadia Hallgren's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
26%
Self
23%
Morality
19%
Power
14%
Survival
7%
Bonds
6%
Ideas
5%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
10
Contemplative
10
Tense
9
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nadia Hallgren's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nadia Hallgren's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Katseye: Wild Hearts(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Victoria Beckham(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Brown Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Sabbath Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Civil: Ben Crump(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Black and Missing(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Omnipresence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Crossings(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Becoming(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dick Johnson Is Dead(2020)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Conscience Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • After Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • College Behind Bars(2019)

    Show Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Gavin Grimm vs. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Love the Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Watched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Motherland(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • House of Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Untouchable(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Trapped(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Tough Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The New Black(2013)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Remote Area Medical(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Koch(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • War Don Don(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Katseye: Wild Hearts (2026)

$7M worldwide

Highest rated

Becoming (2020)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Katseye: Wild Hearts (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 27: 8 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stProducing1 of 27: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography17 of 27: 12 only cinematography, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew2 of 27: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

27 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s14 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2020.

  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nadia Hallgren's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · cinematographer

We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World (2016)

98th percentile spread · 69% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, cinematographer

Becoming (2020)

Midcredits 86th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nadia Hallgren work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nadia Hallgren's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lauren Cioffi shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles