11 Facts About Rachel Morrison

Rachel Morrison was born on April 27,1978 and is an American cinematographer and director.

Rachel Morrison made her feature film directorial debut with the biographical sports drama The Fire Inside.

Rachel Morrison grew up in a Jewish family in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Concord Academy in 1996.

Rachel Morrison took up photography at a young age, and attended New York University, where she completed a double major in film and photography because she was unable to choose between the two; by the end of her degree, she had decided to concentrate on cinematography.

Rachel Morrison then attended the AFI Conservatory's graduate cinematography program and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2006.

Rachel Morrison began her career in television, working on series and telefilms for a number of networks.

Rachel Morrison worked on The Hills for two years, then shot Zal Batmanglij's Sound of My Voice, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

At the 2013 Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, Rachel Morrison was awarded the Kodak Vision Award for her work in cinematography and her collaboration with other women filmmakers.

Rachel Morrison was the cinematographer for Dee Rees's 2017 film Mudbound.

On June 19,2019, it was announced Rachel Morrison would make her directorial debut on Flint Strong, which was later retitled The Fire Inside and released in 2024.

In March 2023, Rachel Morrison directed an episode of the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian season 3.