Bringing Emotional Weight to the Journalism Thriller She Said

Cinematographer Natasha Braier, ASC, ADF and director Maria Schrader deliver immediacy to this true story.

Of all the things Maria Schrader first saw in the work of Natasha Braier, ASC, ADF, what struck her most was its focus on character and emotion. “That is not a given among cinematographers,” notes Schrader, who was thoroughly impressed with Braier’s photography in such films as Honey Boy (AC Dec. ’19) and Gloria Bell. “Sometimes they’re only concentrated on the visuals, but with Natasha, it was a lot of dialogue about character.”

The filmmakers brought precisely that focus to their collaboration on She Said — the investigation drama that chronicles how New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Meghan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual-assault story. […]

Published in the January 2023 issue of American Cinematographer.