ALEJANDRO ECHAVARRIA    
        
     Director of Photography
     Lighting Cameraman

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CREDITS

     DOCUMENTARIES:
  • CNN International / UNICEF
    VACCINATION CRISIS, on children’s infectious diseases, shot in Bangladesh
  • PBS / UNFPA / Saybrook Productions
    LIVES TOGETHER WORLDS APART, on gender equality issues, shot in Morocco and England
    POPULATION: 6 BILLION, on world population issues, shot in Mexico
  • Nightline / ABC / Saybrook Productions
    DEADLY LEGACY, on humanitarian de-mining, shot in Kosovo and Albania
  • Sugar Pictures
    MOTHERS AND GUNS, on women & gun control, shot in DC and North Carolina
    MR. APOLOGY, on serial killer
    INVENTING COMICS, on the life and work of cartoonist Will Eisner, shot in NY and LA
    LICENCE TO PLAY, on the world of clowns
  • The Travel Channel
    BROOKLYN, travel show hosted by Tony Danza
  • Bergman Produktion (Scandinavian TV)
    DEATH OF THE SLAVE BOY, on the murder of Iqbal Masih, former child laborer and activist, shot in Pakistan
  • Sakhi For South Asian Women
    PSA’s and documentaries on domestic abuse on South Asian women
  • Chai Break Films
    OUT OF STATUS, on post 9/11 deported Arabs, shot in Egypt
  • Globalvision / PBS
    GLOBALIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS, on human rights
  • PBS
    WEB DU BOIS, assistant camera; documentary film for television
  • Stand Up New York
    On New York stand-up comedians
  • Braking the Rule of Thumb
    On domestic violence
  • AIM: The Road to Awakening
    On the American Indian Movement, shot in Minnesota & South Dakota

     NEWS MAGAZINES:
  • WNET / PBS / COA
    NOW with David Brancaccio, investigative reporting
    THE NEWSHOUR with Jim Lehrer, investigative reporting
  • HDNet / COA
    DAN RATHER REPORTS, investigative reporting
    SOUND-OFF, with Matt Pinfield, interviews with high profile rock musicians
  • Dateline / NBC / Saybrook Productions
    THE THIN MAN, Al Roker’s gastric bypass surgery
  • 60 Minutes / CBS / COA
    Investigative reporting
  • 48 Hours / CBS / COA
    Investigative reporting
  • The View / ABC / COA
    Daytime TV show, location production

     REALITY TV:
  • The Learning Channel / Powderhouse Productions
    KIDS BY THE DOZEN
  • DIY Network / High Noon Entertainment
    STUD FINDER

     FICTION:
  • Universal Television
    LAW AND ORDER. Assistant camera, film series for television
  • Nickelodeon
    CITY KIDS: TAMMY B. Assistant camera, film series for television
  • Hybrid Films
    INTO THE WILD, Independent film
  • Kiss me Silly
    Independent film. Assistant camera
  • Sleight of Hand
    Independent film. Key grip
  • Men Under Water
    Independent film. Gaffer and underwater camera
  • Ready or Not
    Independent film. Assistant camera, 2nd camera and sound recordist

     OTHER:
  • United Nations Television (UNTV)
    International politics
  • PETA-TV (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
    PSA’s and animal rights issues
  • Al Jazeera, Fuji-TV and Univision (WXTV-Channel 41)
    News
  • Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
    Arena rock concerts
  • Shar
    Music video for MTV-Europe, shot in Paris
  • Mediamix
    Corporate and industrial video
  • Cable TV of Jersey City
    Camera, location engineer and technical director
  • OTVS / Channel 55 (Philadelphia)
    Producer, cameraman, editor
  • Temple University
    Film production instructor, sound mixer and equipment maintenance



EDUCATION
  • Master of Fine Arts, Film and Media Arts
    Temple University, PA, 1995
  • Bachelor of Arts, Media Arts (Summa Cum Laude graduate)
    New Jersey City University, NJ, 1992
  • Associate of Arts, Audio recording and broadcasting
    Brookdale Community College, NJ, 1989



HONORS AND AWARDS
  • Eastman Kodak Award for Cinematography, National Finalist, 1994
  • Celeste Holm Award for Achievement in the Arts, New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, 1992
  • New Jersey Young Film and Video Makers Festival, a division of the Black Maria Film Festival, First Prize for "Freedom”, 1991
  • Honorable Mention for “AIDS PSA” by the New Jersey Health Products Council, 1991



SPECIAL SKILLS AND MEMBERSHIPS
  • Fluent Spanish and English speaker
  • Underwater and still photography
  • Certified SCUBA diver
  • Member IBEW local 1212 and NABET local 16



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