Jay Keitel

Biography

Jay Keitel is an American film cinematographer. He attended the Northwest Film Center in Portland and holds a BFA in Film/Video from CalArts.

Career Overview

Jay Keitel has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Signature works include A Desert, Phoenix Forgotten, She Dies Tomorrow. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Camera

Gender

male

Known Credits

25

Birth Place

Northern California, USA

Known For

• 

  A Desert
• 

  Phoenix Forgotten
• 

  She Dies Tomorrow
• 

  From Nowhere
• 

  The Last Ride
• 

  One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie

Frequent Collaborators

• Angelo Loy (4 collaborations)
• Joshua Erkman (3 collaborations)
• Amy Seimetz (3 collaborations)
• Matthew Newton (3 collaborations)
• Kate Ballen (3 collaborations)
• Luigi Montebello (3 collaborations)
• Star Rosencrans (2 collaborations)
• Rob Zabrecky (2 collaborations)
• Stephen McGlade (2 collaborations)
• Leesa Simone (2 collaborations)

Credits

• crew (3 credits)

  • Revenge of the Ghoul Log

    cinematography

    crew
    2025
  • Lost Cause

    cinematography

    crew
    2025
  • No More Time

    cinematography

    crew
    2022

• camera (19 credits)

  • A Desert

    director of photography

    camera
    2025
  • The Last Ride

    camera operator

    camera
    2025
  • She Dies Tomorrow

    director of photography

    camera
    2020
  • One Brick at a Time: Making the LEGO Batman Movie

    camera operator

    camera
    2017
  • Phoenix Forgotten

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • From Nowhere

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • The Frontier

    director of photography

    camera
    2016
  • The Girlfriend Experience

    - Bria: Relapse (2017) ... director of photography camera

    - Bria: Making Amends (2017) ... director of photography camera

    - Bria: Living Like a Tornado (2017) ... director of photography camera

    - Bria: Moral Inventory (2017) ... director of photography camera

    - Bria: Negotiation (2017) ... director of photography camera
    2016
  • Paperback

    director of photography

    camera
    2015
  • Sex, Death and Bowling

    additional first assistant camera

    camera
    2015
  • The Sideways Light

    director of photography

    camera
    2014
  • Lemonade War

    "b" camera operator

    camera
    2014
  • When We Lived in Miami

    director of photography

    camera
    2013
  • Sun Don't Shine

    director of photography

    camera
    2013
  • Leave Me Like You Found Me

    director of photography

    camera
    2012
  • Remigration

    first assistant camera

    camera
    2011
  • The Anchorage

    first assistant camera

    camera
    2010
  • The Violent Kind

    camera operator

    camera
    2010
  • Cryptic

    director of photography

    camera
    2009

• actors (1 credits)

  • Kid Icarus

    Jay

    actor

    actors
    2008

• directing (1 credits)

  • Black Dragon Canyon

    director

    directing
    2005

• writing (1 credits)

  • Black Dragon Canyon

    writer

    writing
    2005