Emily Topper

Nascimento : , Baltimore, Maryland, USA

História

Emily Topper is a cinematographer. She has shot films for PBS, Netflix, Tremolo, Meridian Hill Pictures, Drifting Cloud Productions, Optimist, Field of Vision, The California Endowment, The New York Times, Hairpin Communication, Loteria Films, Vice, Motherboard, Sandbox Films, The Redford Center, and countless others.

Filmes

Judy Blume Forever
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The radical honesty of the books by young adult fiction pioneer Judy Blume changed the way millions of readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up, but also led to critical battles against book banning and censorship.
A História de Brooke Shields
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Brooke Shields, ’80s icon and household name, was a child model before she came to prominence in Louis Malle’s controversial film "Pretty Baby" at age 12. With a series of provocative Calvin Klein jeans ads and leading roles in 1980s teensploitation hits "The Blue Lagoon" and "Endless Love," Shields’ early career was defined by a sexuality that she could neither claim nor comprehend.
Corações Livres
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Na Los Angeles de 1960, as Irmãs do Imaculado Coração de Maria lutam por igualdade, autonomia financeira e liberdade – para isso, elas enfrentam um cardeal que tenta mantê-las naquele que ele acredita ser o lugar delas.
The First Step
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Van Jones navigates increasingly tense and isolating political and racial divides in his attempt to become a “bridge builder” during the Trump administration.
Pole Dance: Dança do Poder
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Em um esforço para assumir o controle do corpo e da vida, um grupo de mulheres explora a ligação entre movimento e significado em um potente curso de pole dance.
Framing Britney Spears: A Vida de Uma Estrela
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Do sucesso mundial à queda cruel. Pessoas próximas a Britney Spears e advogados avaliam sua carreira, enquanto ela batalha com o pai no tribunal sobre quem deve controlar sua vida.
The Emoji Story
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Emojis are a worldwide phenomenon, with some arguing that these smiling poops and heart-eyed faces are on the verge of actually becoming their own language. Who, if anyone, is in charge of this new global digital language?
Bulletproof
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"Bulletproof" observes the age-old rituals that take place daily in American schools: homecoming parades, basketball practice, morning announcements, and math class. Unfolding alongside these scenes are an array of newer traditions: lockdown drills, teacher firearm trainings, metal detector inspections, and school safety trade shows. This documentary weaves together these moments in a cinematic meditation on fear, violence, and the meaning of safety, bringing viewers into intimate proximity with the people self-tasked with protecting the nation's children while generating revenue along the way, as well as with those most deeply impacted by these heightened security measures: students and teachers.
O Advogado Não Documentado
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Lizbeth é uma advogada que jurou defender a Constituição. Ela também está sem documentos.
Elas na Ciência
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A documentary that looks at systemic sexism faced by women scientists in STEM fields.
Miss Americana
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Documentário sobre a cantora Taylor Swift. Com apenas 30 anos, ela é a artista feminina mais premiada da história do AMAs, tendo recebido 10 Grammys. Após passar por controvérsias na carreira e vida pessoal, ela resolveu assumir seu papel como intérprete, compositora e uma mulher influente.
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
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Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health