Cinematography: Bryan Sarkinen

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Bryan Sarkinen. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Mommy Dead and Dearest

2017 · Documentary · 79 min. · United States

Direction Erin Lee Carr

Plot In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsey Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.

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6.9

879 votes

6.9

879 votes

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

2019 · Documentary · 88 min. · United States

Direction Erin Lee Carr

Plot In 2016, USA Gymnastics was rocked by the revelation that national team doctor Larry Nassar had been abusing young athletes for decades. The documentary unpacks the scandal, its cover-up, and...

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6.8

210 votes

6.8

210 votes

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth Vs. Michelle Carter (TV Miniseries)

2019 · Documentary · 58 min. · United States

Direction Erin Lee Carr

Plot 2 episodes. Teen Michelle Carter's actions shocked a nation - but what really happened behind closed doors? This HBO special showcases the prosecution's point of view and alternately the defense's....

6.6

602 votes

6.6

602 votes

Ivory Tower

2013 · Documentary · 97 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Rossi

Plot Ivory Tower questions the purpose of higher education in an era when the price of college has increased more than for any other service in the U.S. economy since 1978....

6.4

78 votes

6.4

78 votes

After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

2020 · Documentary · 95 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Rossi

Plot Directed by Andrew Rossi (“Page One: Inside the New York Times,” HBO’s “Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven”) and executive produced by CNN’s Brian Stelter, After Truth examines “fake news,”...

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6.1

249 votes

6.1

249 votes

The First Monday in May

2016 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Rossi

Cast Andrew Bolton · John Galliano · Jean-Paul Gaultier · Karl Lagerfeld

Plot A behind the scenes look at the preparations for the 2015 art exhibit, China: Through the Looking Glass held at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, commonly referred to as...

6.1

78 votes

6.1

78 votes

Thought Crimes

2015 · Documentary · 81 min. · United States

Direction Erin Lee Carr

Cast Violet Blue · Alan M. Dershowitz · David Greenfield · Robert Kolker

Plot Dubbed "The Cannibal Cop," Gilberto Valle was convicted in March 2013 of conspiring to kidnap and eat young women. Valle argued it was all a fantasy; the prosecution's narrative convinced...

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5.8

53 votes

5.8

53 votes

Bronx Gothic

2017 · Documentary · 91 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Rossi

Cast Okwui Okpokwasili

Plot A portrait of writer and performer Okwui Okpokwasili and her acclaimed one-woman show, 'Bronx Gothic'. Rooted in memories of her childhood, Okwui fuses dance, song, drama and comedy to create...

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Hysterical Girl (S)

2020 · Documentary · 13 min. · United States

Direction Kate Novack

Cast Brian Kelly · Tommy Vines

Plot Sigmund Freud's sole case study of a female patient is re-examined from a modern feminist perspective.

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The Gospel According to André

2017 · Documentary · 94 min. · United States

Direction Kate Novack

Plot A portrait of the former Vogue editor André Leon Talley, who rose from humble beginnings in North Carolina to become arguably the high fashion world’s first major African-American tastemaker.

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No Evidence of Disease

2013 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Andrea Kalin

Cast John Boggess · Joanie Mayer Hope · Nimesh Nagarsheth · William Robinson

Plot Cancer surgeons become a rock band. Patients become fans. Music can change the journey.

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