- Place of Birth
- Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Clare Major
CameraBiography
Clare Major is a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker based in Oakland, California, who specializes in handheld observational camerawork and in stories that illuminate the intersection of cultures and the lives of women and girls. Clare's work has played at festivals around the world and appeared on HBO, PBS, the Discovery Channel, Netflix and the New York Times, among many others. Her recent documentary work includes roles as Cinematographer on Belly of the Beast (Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020; Peabody Award Nominee 2021; Emmy winner 2021), which exposes a pattern of illegal ste...