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Daniel Carter

Daniel Carter

Cinematographer

Primetime Emmy winner

Daniel Carter is an Emmy Award Winning New York based Cinematographer working mostly in Documentary Films and Series that challenge and expand the social status quo. He draws his artistic inspiration from a unique multi-cultural experiences obtained throughout his life and career. Daniel has a Bachelor's Degree from UNC, Chapel Hill and lives in Nyack, NY.

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Biography from IMDb.

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Daniel Carter's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
4
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel Carter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Carter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Love+War(2025)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • War Game(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Girls State(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Dynasty: New England Patriots(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
  • We Are: The Brooklyn Saints(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
  • Tiger King(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Jane Goodall: The Hope(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Museum Town(2019)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • And We Go Green(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Dogs(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Weiner(2016)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Cartel Land(2015)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Stink!(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 2015 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography4 of 8: 4 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 8: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

Won a Primetime Emmy in 2024, Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Daniel Carter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Daniel Carter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Carter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Chaiklin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers