Nelson Walker III

History

Nelson Walker graduated from Brown University before receiving his MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University. His first film, iThemba | Hope, made in collaboration with Keefe Murren, was about an HIV+ choir from South Africa and aired on Sundance Channel. Nelson's cinematography has appeared in many highly lauded projects including The Fight (Edgeline Films), Chef Flynn (Dir. Cameron Yates), Dior and I (Dir. Frédéric Tcheng), Making a Murderer (Netflix), Iris (Maysles Films), Watchers of the Sky (Propeller Films), and The Gates (HBO). He serves as Chairman of the board of Maysles Documentary Center.

Movies

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Director of Photography

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.

Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat

Director of Photography

A film about the current debate on eating and raising cattle for food, showing that animal-sourced foods are nutritious for humans, and can be raised in a way that is beneficial for the environment.

Down a Dark Stairwell

Camera Operator

Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.

Watchers of the Sky

Director of Photography

Five interwoven stories of remarkable courage from Nuremberg to Rwanda, from Darfur to Syria, and from apathy to action.

Summer Pasture

Director of Photography

An intimate glimpse into the experiences of a young Tibetan family struggling to reconcile their traditional way of life with a rapidly modernizing world.

Lumo

Director

A young Congolese woman finds friendship in a hospital for rape survivors. Together they contemplate their future in a country beset by war.