Biography
For nearly 20 years Cliff Charles has served as a Director of Photography on projects ranging from Chris Rock's Sundance winning documentary, Good Hair, the Spirit Award nominated film, Jellysmoke and the Jamaican Gangster film, Shottas. He's earned two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Cinematography on Spike Lee's multi-award winning documentaries, When the Levees Broke and If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise.
Cinematographer
| Movies | |
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| 2015 |
Brent Morin: I'm Brent Morin (TV movie) |
| 2013 |
Big Words |
| 2009 |
G.E.D. |
| 2005 |
All the Invisible Children |
Jellysmoke |
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| 2004 |
Men Without Jobs |
| 2002 |
Shottas |
| 2001 |
30 Years to Life |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Swagger |
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Homecoming (S02E07) |
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The World Ain't Ready (S02E01) |
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The Crossover |
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| 2022 |
East New York |
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Pilot (E01) |
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First Kill |
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First Betrayal (E08) |
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First Severing (E06) |
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First Love (E05) |
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Naomi |
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Who Am I? (E13) |
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Ready or Not (E12) |
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Worst Prom Ever (E11) |
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| more episodes (9) | ||
| 2021 |
Flatbush Misdemeanors |
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Peace (S01E10) |
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Breaking (S01E09) |
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Lakay (S01E08) |
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| more episodes (7) | ||
Swagger |
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Florida (S01E10) |
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#Radicals (S01E07) |
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Mano a Mano (S01E03) |
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Haterade (S01E02) |
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| 2020 |
For Life |
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Time to Move Forward (S02E04) |
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The Necessity Defense (S02E03) |
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Homecoming (S02E02) |
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Never Stop Fighting (S02E01) |
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| 2019 |
Cloak & Dagger |
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Level Up (S02E10) |
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Blue Note (S02E09) |
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Two Player (S02E08) |
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| more episodes (7) | ||
| 2018 |
Cloak & Dagger |
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Colony Collapse (S01E10) |
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Back Breaker (S01E09) |
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Ghost Stories (S01E08) |
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| more episodes (6) | ||
| 2017 |
Shots Fired |
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Hour Nine: Come to Jesus (E09) |
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Hour Seven: The Content of Their Character (E07) |
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Hour Five: Before the Storm (E05) |
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| 2011 |
Things We Do for Love |
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| 2005 |
Miracle's Boys |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Afrofuturism: The Origin Story |
| 2021 |
The Slow Hustle |
| 2017 |
Baltimore Rising |
| 2013 |
Finding the Funk |
| 2012 |
Venus and Serena |
| 2010 |
30 for 30 (series) |
One Night in Vegas (S01E20) |
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If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise (series) |
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| 2009 |
Good Hair |
| 2006 |
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (series) |
| 2002 |
Big Wigs |
| 2001 |
Voice of the Voiceless |
| 1999 |
Time Out with Britney Spears |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2005 |
Jesus Children of America |
| 2001 |
Big Bank Take Little Bank |
| 2000 |
Lush Life, The |
| 1999 |
Groupie |
Producer
Director
| Documentaries | |
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| 2015 |
Heart of the Shore |