Nadia Hallgren is a leading cinematographer and documentary filmmaker
from the Bronx, New York.
Her camera credits include Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' and the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury prize winner and Academy Award-nominated 'Trouble the Water'. Traveling across 5 continents, Hallgren has worked with noted journalistic figures such as Dan Rather, important political figures such as Desmond Tutu as well as cultural icons like Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz.
In 2008, Hallgren co-founded Polite Company, an independent production company and made her directorial debut with 'Sanza-Hanza: King Surfer', a short documentary set in South Africa, which was an official selection of the Slamdance, Santa Barbara and SilverDocs film festivals. Hallgren recently became a 2009 recipient of the prestigious Reach Film Fellowship, and is directing her second film.