Arthur Jafa

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Daughters of the Dust Cinematographer

(1991)

Eyes Wide Shut Camera and Electrical Department

(1999)

Just Married Camera and Electrical Department

(2003)

Malcolm X Camera and Electrical Department

(1992)

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Cinematographer (30 credits)

2017 Happy Birthday, Marsha! (Short)

2017 Apex (Short)

2017 Love is the Message, the Message is Death (Short)

2016 Solange: Cranes in the Sky (Video short)

2014 Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (TV Movie documentary) (director of photography)

2014 In The Morning

2014 Florida Water

2014 Dreams Are Colder Than Death (Documentary)

2013 Head and Hands: My Black Angel (Short)

2013 The Start Up (TV Movie)

2013 Nine for IX (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Venus vs. (2013)

2013 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Soul Food Junkies (2013)

2012 Roomieloverfriends (TV Series)

2012 Shadows of Liberty (Documentary)

2009 William Lynch: Bible Stories (Short)

2009 Meet the Eye (Short)

2007 AfterLife (Short)

2004 Conakry Kas (Documentary)

2003 The Blues (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Feel Like Going Home (2003)

2003 Bamako Sigi-Kan (Documentary)

2002 I Am Ali (Short)

1991-2001 American Experience (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind (2001) ... (as Arthur Jafa Fielder)

- The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991)

1996 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)

- Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice (1996)

1996 W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices (Documentary)

1995 Rouch in Reverse (Documentary)

1995 A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (Documentary)

1994 Crooklyn

1994 The Darker Side of Black (Documentary)

1993 Seven Songs for Malcolm X (Documentary)

1991 Daughters of the Dust

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Camera and Electrical Department (9 credits)

2014 Selma (second unit: additional photography)

2008 Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (Documentary) (cinematographer)

2003 Flag Wars (Documentary) (additional camera operator)

2003 Just Married (director of photography: second unit)

2001 Frailty (director of photography: second unit - uncredited)

1999 Eyes Wide Shut (cinematographer: second unit - as Arthur Jaffa)

1992 Malcolm X (director of photography: second unit - as Arthur Jafa Fielder)

1991 Daughters of the Dust (camera operator)

1983 My Brother's Wedding (first assistant camera - as A.J. Fielder)

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Producer (5 credits)

2014 In The Morning (producer)

2014 Dreams Are Colder Than Death (Documentary) (producer)

2009 William Lynch: Bible Stories (Short) (co-producer)

1997 Black America: Facing the Millennium (TV Movie documentary) (producer)

1991 Daughters of the Dust (producer)

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Director (4 credits)

2017 Apex (Short)

2017 Love is the Message, the Message is Death (Short)

2014 Dreams Are Colder Than Death (Documentary)

1995 Slowly This (Short)

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Writer (2 credits)

2017 Apex (Short)

2017 Love is the Message, the Message is Death (Short)

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Editor (2 credits)

2017 Apex (Short)

2017 Love is the Message, the Message is Death (Short)

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Actor (1 credit)

2018 Random Acts of Flyness (TV Series)
Editor

- I tried to tell my therapist about my dreams/MARTIN HAD A DREEEEAAAAM (2018) ... Editor

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2003 Flag Wars (Documentary) (visual advisor)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 (Documentary) (thanks)

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Self (2 credits)

2016 Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA (Documentary)
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2011 Spirits of Rebellion: Black Film at UCLA (Video documentary)
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A.J. Fielder | Arthur Jafa Fielder | Arthur Jaffa

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 42,212 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Arthur Jafa Cinematographer \| Camera and Electrical Department \| Producer Arthur Jafa was born on November 30, 1960 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA. He is known for his work on Daughters of the Dust (1991), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Just Married (2003). See full bio » Born: November 30, 1960 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
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