Tim Metzger

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Tim Metzger is an Academy Award and Emmy nominated filmmaker and director of photography with over 15 years of experience in documentary film.

With director Jennifer Redfearn, Tim filmed and produced the 2011 Oscar nominee SUN COME UP, as well as the award-winning feature documentary TOCANDO LA LUZ (TOUCH THE LIGHT). They just completed their latest feature documentary, APART, which will broadcast on PBS Independent Lens next season.

As a freelance cinematographer, Tim has served as director of photography for several major Emmy-nominated series, including National Geographic's THE STORY OF GOD WITH MORGAN FREEMAN and Discovery's RISING: REBUILDING GROUND ZERO, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Tim has filmed in more than 25 countries and his work has also appeared on PBS, BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, and HBO among others.

New Day Films by Tim Metzger

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