Gabe Elder is a cinematographer based in Brooklyn, NY. He grew up in New Mexico, where he started his film career working as a PA during summer breaks in high school. Those experiences led him to the film program at Wesleyan University, and then to New York City. There, he cut his teeth working on a wide range of projects, from television shows and documentaries to music videos and narrative films.
Today, Gabe’s work’s at the intersection of documentary, experimental and narrative filmmaking. His camera style is deliberate and naturalistic, foregrounding the subjects, locations and stories in his projects. Throughout his career, Gabe has fostered intimate collaborations with a wide range filmmakers. These relationships enable nuanced and intentional decision-making during pre-production and on set.
He led the Mexico unit of Edgar Wright’s recent Sundance hit “The Sparks Brothers” and was lead cinematographer on “One Vote”, a sprawling documentary chronicling the 2016 election. Gabe’s debut narrative feature as DP, “Familiar Touch”, will premiered at the 81st Venice Film Festival, where it one the Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film.