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Nora Jane Long tells real stories about the most important issues you’ve never heard about.

 

Bold enough to dive headfirst into the muddy depths of a mangrove forest, quick enough to track the elusive two-toed sloth through a tropical canopy, she always focused on the greenest, most delicious, most captivating details. 

 

Equally, excessively passionate about humans, critters, and plants, her work often explores the intersection of all three. 

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An Emmy-nominated, multi-hyphenate filmmaker, her issue-focused work has screened at film festivals around the world, been broadcast on PBS and Good Morning America, and used as an advocacy tool by dozens of non-profit organizations and community groups. Her films have received support from PNC Bank, the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund, Southern Exposure, and more. 

 

She holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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“The truth of the story lies in the details.”
Paul Auster

background and approach:

Nora has over a decade of professional production experience behind the camera. As a producer equally comfortable working independently in the field or as a part of a collaborative team, she excels at finding creative solutions in challenging circumstances. As a cinematographer deeply inspired by the beauty of nature, a, she brings an organic, timeless aesthetic and love of natural light to her work. A skilled operator of Sony, RED, Panasonic, Blackmagic, and Canon systems, she creates immersive imagery that pushes the boundaries of the medium and is deeply connective. And, as a licensed drone pilot, underwater camera operator, and speed walker, she's prepped and ready to chase a great story via air, sea, land, and beyond.

Her interdisciplinary practice also includes visual art, writing, and media installation. A lifelong poet, Nora brings the same attention to compression, illuminated imagery, and emotional resonance to her literary work as she does to her moving imagery. Her poetry explores the intersection of nature, memory, and the ephemeral - themes that run like a thread through everything she makes. Whether she's making genre-defying cinema, multimedia paintings, improvised live verse, or interactive community-based work, Nora approaches every project with curiosity, care, and a keen sensitivity to the stories embedded in landscape and memory.

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NJL Nora Long has over a decade of professional production experience as a non-fiction director and cinematographer. Inspired by the natural world, I bring an organic, timeless aesthetic and love of natural light to the images I create. Whether working with Sony, RED, Panasonic, Blackmagic, or Canon camera systems, I create immersive imagery that pushes the boundaries of filmmaking and is deeply connective. I’m equally comfortable working independently in the field or as a part of a collaborative team, and excel at finding creative solutions in challenging circumstances. As a licensed drone pilot, underwater camera operator, and speed walker, I’m prepped and ready to chase a great story via air, sea, land, and beyond.

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