Nadia Hallgren
Directing
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.
Known for
Becoming
May 6, 2020
Dick Johnson Is Dead
January 23, 2020
After Maria
April 28, 2019
Motherland
January 21, 2017
Trapped
January 24, 2016
House of Z
June 30, 2016
The New Black
June 14, 2013
Civil: Ben Crump
June 17, 2022
Remote Area Medical
April 6, 2013
Untouchable
April 15, 2016
KATSEYE: Wild Hearts
August 12, 2026
Love the Sinner
April 20, 2017
Behind the camera24
- 2026KATSEYE: Wild Hearts Director
- 2024The Brown Dog Director
- 2024Sabbath Queen Cinematography
- 2022Civil: Ben Crump Director, Producer, Cinematography
- 2021Aida Rodriguez: Fighting Words Director
- 2021The Show Director
- 2021Omnipresence Director, Director of Photography
- 2021Death Director
- 2020Becoming Director, Director of Photography
- 2020Dick Johnson Is Dead