BIO: Jilann Spitzmiller is a Director, Cinematographer and Writer whose work has won more than 20 awards and has been shown around the globe. She directed, wrote, shot and edited the feature documentary MEOW WOLF: ORIGIN STORY, which premiered at SXSW and won 3 Best Documentary awards. She was recently a segment director on Trevor Noah's WORLD ACCORDING TO FOOTBALL, on which she also worked as a cinematographer. She directed two fiction shorts for the MEOW WOLF exhibit in Las Vegas, as well as several mini-docs on the exhibit artists. Jilann is currently writing and directing a comedic web series based in New Mexico featuring all NM talent and crew. As a cinematographer, Jilann owns her own Sony FX9 package and enjoys shooting documentaries from independents to streaming projects. She recently shot Adrienne Lenker of Big Thief for LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL, DP’d an episode of CNN’s THE HUNT WITH JOHN WALSH, shot for PBS' THE GREAT AMERICAN READ and for the Netflix doc series, ROTTEN. She has recently shot for LITTLE MINX, NBC NEWS and THE ARTISTS PROFILE ARCHIVE. She also shot and wrote two episodes of HOME MAKERS for Zillow. With her filmmaking partner and husband, Hank Rogerson, she produced the award-winning SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS and co-directed, produced and edited HOMELAND which aired on National PBS. Their film STILL DREAMING had an award-winning festival run and aired on PBS. Jilann has freelanced extensively in the documentary field, directing, writing and shooting two seasons of the Discovery series MEDICAL DIARY and producing, writing and directing for the NBC series LIFE MOMENTS. She has been a SUNDANCE INSTITUTE fellow, and is a juror for several documentary awards and grants, as well as a frequent workshop presenter at events such as NALIP Producer's Lab and Oregon Doc Camp. Jilann's work has also appeared on BBC, Sundance Channel, Starz/Encore, Al Jazeera, Canal+ and dozens of other channels and streamers worldwide. CREDITS & CLIENTS INCLUDE: CINEMATOGRAPHER: "WORLD ACCORDING TO FOOTBALL" - Ep 2 Showtime, EP Trevor Noah "LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL" "MEOW WOLF: ORIGIN STORY" - AppleTV "UNTITLED CREEDE PROJECT" - in production "TOMORROW'S WOMEN" - NBC NEWS "ARTIST PROFILE ARCHIVE" - Billie Zangewa "ROTTEN" Netflix- ZERO POINT ZERO Productions "THE GREAT AMERICAN READ" - PBS - Dune segment "THE HUNT WITH JOHN WALSH" - CNN "THE EARLY SHOW WITH ALAX" - State of NM "STILL DREAMING" - PBS - (also Prod/Director) MEOW WOLF BRANDED CONTENT (also Director) ZILLOW - Small Screen - "Home Makers" KAISER PERMANENTE - Branded content videos for their community outreach effort (also Writer/Editor) PBS, ITVS "Circle of Stories" - Award-winning multimedia website (also Producer, Editor) DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL - "Medical Diaries" - multiple episodes for Seasons 1 & 2 A & E BIOGRAPHY - "Sunset Strip" VH-1 - "Watershed: Indigo Girls" - music video "Chickenman" |
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(additional gear available upon request) CAMERA GEAR THAT I OWN: -Sony FX9 package- (4K and 6K capability) w/ 28-135mm kit lens & optional prime lens kit (24, 50, 84mm) CAMERAS THAT I HAVE ACCESS TO FOR RENTAL: -Sony FX6 - (2 packages) -Sony FS7 m2 -Canon C300 SOUND: Lectrosonic wireless mic Sennheiser wireless mic Sennheiser M60 directional mic with boom pole LIGHTS/GRIP: Astra 6x bicolor LEDs Arri DP light kit, including RIFA Grip kit including C-stands, flags, flex fills, cinesaddle, etc... DRONE DJI MINI 2 |
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