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Cinematographer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "The American Experience" (4 episodes, 1999-2009)
       - Hoover Dam (2009) TV episode
       - Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002) TV episode
       - New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) TV episode
       - Hoover Dam (1999) TV episode
2. Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009)
3. Minotaur (2009)
4. Inside Operation Wildfire (2008) (TV)
5. "Inside" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Unabomber: The Secret History (2008) TV episode
6. "National Geographic Explorer" (1 episode, 2007)
       - Inside Bethlehem (2007) TV episode
7. Wonders Are Many (2007)
8. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2003)
       - Bird by Bird with Annie (2003) TV episode
9. "American Masters" (1 episode, 2003)
       - Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution (2003) TV episode
10. Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
11. "Crime & Punishment" (2002) TV series
    ... aka Law & Order: Crime & Punishment (USA: alternative title)
12. They Drew Fire (2000)
    ... aka They Drew Fire: Combat Artists of World War II (USA: complete title)
    
    
13. Bird by Bird with Annie (1999)
14. "The Irish in America: Long Journey Home" (1998) TV mini-series
15. America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (1998) (TV)
16. Life Beyond Earth (1998) (TV)
17. "Cadillac Desert" (1997) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
18. "Dancing" (1993) TV mini-series
19. "Look at It This Way" (1992) TV mini-series
    
    
20. "Eyes on the Prize" (1987) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Eyes on the Prize II (USA: second season title)
21. Booker (1984) (TV)
22. The Golden Honeymoon (1980) (TV)
23. Can't It Be Anyone Else (1980)
24. Cardiac Arrest (1980)
    
    
25. Rust Never Sleeps (1979)
    ... aka Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (Australia)
26. I'm a Fool (1977) (TV) (as Jonathan Else)
    ... aka The American Short Story: I'm a Fool (USA: series title)
27. Off the Wall (1977)
28. Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977)
    

Camera and Electrical Department:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "The American Experience" (camera operator) (7 episodes, 1992-2009)
       - The Kennedys (2009) TV episode (camera operator)
       - Eyes on the Prize: Parts 5 & 6 - Is This America?/Bridge to Freedom (2006) TV episode (camera operator)
       - Eyes on the Prize: Parts 3 & 4 - Ain't Scared of Your Jails/No Easy Walk (2006) TV episode (camera operator)
       - Eyes on the Prize: Parts 1 & 2 - Awakenings/Fighting Back (2006) TV episode (camera operator)
       - Vietnam: Parts IX & X - Peace Is at Hand/Homefront USA (1997) TV episode (camera operator)
         (2 more)
2. "Independent Lens" (additional cinematographer) (1 episode, 2005) (camera operator) (1 episode, 2008)
       - Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) TV episode (camera operator)
       - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode (additional cinematographer)
3. Shut Up & Sing (2006) (additional cinematographer)
   ... aka Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (International: English title: long title)
4. "Frontline" (camera operator) (1 episode, 2005)
       - The O.J. Verdict (2005) TV episode (camera operator)
5. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) (additional cinematographer)
6. Tell Them Who You Are (2004) (additional camera operator)
   
   
7. Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm (1994) (additional photographer)
8. Crumb (1994) (camera operator)
9. In the Shadow of the Stars (1991) (additional camera)
   
   
10. "Eyes on the Prize" (camera operator) (6 episodes, 1987)
    ... aka Eyes on the Prize II (USA: second season title)
        - Bridge to Freedom: 1965 (1987) TV episode (camera operator)
        - Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964 (1987) TV episode (camera operator)
        - No Easy Walk: 1961-1963 (1987) TV episode (camera operator)
        - Ain't Scared of Your Jails: 1960-1961 (1987) TV episode (camera operator)
        - Fighting Back: 1957-1962 (1987) TV episode (camera operator)
          (1 more)
11. Grateful Dead: So Far (1987) (V) (camera operator)
12. Top Gun (1986) (assistant camera: USFX)
13. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) (additional camera operator)
14. Merton (1984) (assistant camera: California)
    ... aka Merton: A Film Biography (USA: long title)
15. Hells Angels Forever (1983) (additional cinematographer) (as Jonathan Else)
16. "Vietnam: A Television History" (camera operator) (1 episode, 1983)
        - Homefront USA (1983) TV episode (camera operator)
    

Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "Independent Lens" (producer) (1 episode, 2008)
       - Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) TV episode (producer)
2. "The American Experience" (series producer) (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
       - Eyes on the Prize II (Parts VII & VIII): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement (2008) TV episode (series producer)
       - Eyes on the Prize II (Parts V & VI): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law? (2008) TV episode (series producer)
       - Eyes on the Prize II (Parts III & IV): Power!/The Promised Land (2008) TV episode (series producer)
       - Eyes on the Prize II (Parts I & II): The Time Has Come/Two Societies (2008) TV episode (series producer)
       - Eyes on the Prize: Parts 5 & 6 - Is This America?/Bridge to Freedom (2006) TV episode (series producer)
         (2 more)
3. The Weight of the World (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
4. Open Outcry (2001) (TV) (producer)
   
   
5. "Cadillac Desert" (1997) TV mini-series (producer) (unknown episodes)
6. "America's War on Poverty" (1995) TV mini-series (consulting producer)
7. "Eyes on the Prize" (series producer) (14 episodes, 1987-1990)
   ... aka Eyes on the Prize II (USA: second season title)
       - Back to the Movement: 1979-Mid 1980s (1990) TV episode (series producer)
       - The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980 (1990) TV episode (series producer)
       - A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971 (1990) TV episode (series producer)
       - Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972 (1990) TV episode (series producer)
       - The Promised Land: 1967-1968 (1990) TV episode (series producer)
         (9 more)
   
   
8. The Day After Trinity (1981) (producer)
   
   
9. Arthur and Lillie (1975) (producer)
   

Director:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) TV episode
2. Wonders Are Many (2007)
3. Open Outcry (2001) (TV)
   
   
4. Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle (1999)
5. "Cadillac Desert" (1997) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
6. "The Great Depression" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
   
   
7. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven (1989)
8. The Day After Trinity (1981)
   
   
9. Arthur and Lillie (1975)
   

Writer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic' (2008) TV episode (writer)
2. Open Outcry (2001) (TV) (writer)
   
   
3. "Cadillac Desert" (1997) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
4. "The Great Depression" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
   
   
5. Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven (1989) (written by)
6. The Day After Trinity (1981) (writer)
7. Journeys from Berlin/1971 (1980) (writer)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. "Independent Lens" (consultant) (1 episode, 2009)
       - Tulia, Texas (2009) TV episode (consultant)
2. Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness (2007) (creative consultant)
3. All Our Sons: Fallen Heroes of 9/11 (2004) (production consultant)
   
   
4. The Atomic Cafe (1982) (additional archival researcher: Los Alamos)
   

Editor:

1. The Weight of the World (2005) (TV)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. "Independent Lens" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2004)
       - Refugee (2004) TV episode (special thanks)
   
   
2. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) (special thanks)
   

Self:

1. The Day After Trinity (1981) .... Interviewer