About

Director and Emmy-nominated Cinematographer Jeff Hutchens grew up across the U.S., China, South Africa, and the Philippines. After eleven years on the road as an award-winning magazine photojournalist (Time / The New York Times Magazine / National Geographic) Jeff switched mediums and brought his innovative visual aesthetic to filmmaking. He has worked in over 70 countries, exploring social and cultural issues around the world with a long-form blend of intimate naturalism and surrealist noir. His cinematography credits include feature documentaries (“American Pain”, “The Armor of Light”, “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales”) and numerous top ranked documentary series for Netflix (“Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street” / “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” / “Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer” ), Showtime (“Murder in Big Horn” / “Buried” / ”Dark Net” / “The Fourth Estate”, “Murder in the Bayou”), HBO (“Southern Rites”), and CNN (“This Is Life with Lisa Ling” / “Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta”). He recently directed “Remember This”, his first narrative feature, starring Academy Award Nominee David Strathairn, premiering theatrically in 2023. He is based in New York City.