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     E.J. ENRíQUEZ IS AN AUSTIN, TX BASED DP WHOSE WORK ENCOMPASSES A VARIETY OF GENRES AND FORMATS, GIVING UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE IN HIS CRAFT. E.J.'S PROJECTS BEHIND THE CAMERA HAVE SCREENED AROUND THE WORLD; INCLUDING SUNDANCE, BERLINALE, IDFA, SXSW & TRIBECA AMONG OTHERS. COMMERCIAL CLIENTS INCLUDE H-E-B, WALGREENS, ALLSTATE, SAMSUNG, DELL, SHINER BEER, UPS, CAPITAL ONE, TEXAS.GOV, MLB, GIFFORDS, KRAFT, ALLY, SABORMEX, TIERRA GARAT & MORE.

 

     WORK HAS TAKEN HIM TO 5 CONTINENTS INCLUDING AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE & SOUTH AMERICA. IN 2010, HE WAS NOMINATED BY THE UT RTF PROGRAM FOR THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS STUDENT HERITAGE AWARD & KODAK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR EXCELLENCE IN CINEMATOGRAPHY. E.J.’S COLLABORATION WITH ELIZABETH CHATELAIN ON HER FILM "MY SISTER SARAH" WON THE DAVID L. WOLPER STUDENT DOCUMENTARY AWARD AT THE PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION AWARDS IN 2013. HIS WORK ON ALEX WINTER'S 2016 DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM "RELATIVELY FREE" WITH LAURA POITRAS' FIELD OF VISION PLATFORM, LEAD TO THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY "THE PANAMA PAPERS".

 

     HBO ACQUIRED THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY "ERNIE & JOE", DIRECTED BY JENIFER MCSHANE IN 2019. THE FILM WON A SXSW '19 JURY AWARD & WAS NOMINATED FOR TWO EMMY AWARDS IN 2020, WINNING ONE. HE ALSO SHOT ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SONIA KENNEBECK'S "UNITED STATES VS. REALITY WINNER", NETFLIX'S   "DIRTY MONEY" & "RETURN TO SPACE"; HBO'S "SHOWBIZ KIDS", "THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY" & "THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE".

 

HE SERVED AS THE SERIES DP FOR THE ABC STUDIOS DOC SHOW "WEB OF DEATH" CURRENTLY STREAMING ON HULUE.J. HAS ALSO DONE SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON "GOING VARSITY IN MARIACHI" & "JOIN OR DIE" THAT ARE BOTH AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX.

E.J. HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH LEGENDARY TEXAS DIRECTOR RICHARD LINKLATER ON THREE PROJECTS: A SHORT FILM COMMISSIONED BY THE CENTRE POMPIDOU IN PARIS, "THAT ANIMAL RESCUE SHOW" FOR CBS & AN HBO MINI DOC SERIES WITH ALEX GIBNEY'S JIGSAW PRODUCTIONS CALLED "GOD SAVE TEXAS"; WHICH PREMIERED AT SUNDANCE 2024. ALSO ON THE SERIES, HE SHOT ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON ILIANA SOSA'S EPISODE "LA FRONTERA". MOST RECENT WORK IS SEASON 2 MSNBC SERIES "LEGUIZAMO DOES AMERICA" STREAMING ON PEACOCK. IN 2025, THE FEATURE "UVALDE MOM" COVERING THE UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING PREMIERED AT SXSW. HE ALSO CONTRIBUTED THE A24/HBO MINI SERIES "THE YOGURT SHOP MURDERS" STREAMING NOW.

     

     AS MUCH AS E.J. LOVES TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF (HE DOESN'T), HE ENJOYS CHASING LIGHT & RIDING HIS MOTO GUZZI ANYWHERE THE ROAD (OR DIRT) MAY LEAD.

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- OWNER/PARTNER OF SHORTHAND CAMERA

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ADDITIONAL SUB-RENTALS:

- ANY CAMERA/LIGHTING THROUGH VENDOR PARTNERS

- ASSOCIATE OF ADURO FILM  (3 TON, 1 TON, VAN, TRAILER + MORE)

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