Buddy Squires

Buddy Squires
Alma materHampshire College
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1981–present
OrganizationAmerican Society of Cinematographers

Buddy Squires is a cinematographer known for his work with Ken Burns as a founding member of Florentine Films.[1] His accolades include one Academy Award nomination,[2] one Primetime Emmy Award win of eleven nominations,[3] and the 2007 International Documentary Association’s Outstanding Documentary Cinematography Award.[4]

Filmography

Release year Title Credit(s) Awards and nominations
1981 Brooklyn Bridge Producer
1985 The Statue of Liberty Producer 58th Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature, nominated[2]
38th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Informational Special, nominated[5]
1986 Huey Long Cinematographer
1988 The Children's Storefront Cinematographer
1988 Sentimental Women Need Not Apply: A History of the American Nurse Cinematographer
1988 Thomas Hart Benton Cinematographer
1989 The Congress Cinematographer
1989 No Applause, Just Throw Money Cinematographer
1989 Adam Clayton Powell Cinematographer
1989 The Other Side of the Moon Cinematographer
1990 Chimps: So Like Us Cinematographer
1990 The Civil War Cinematographer
1991 American Experience: Coney Island Producer
1992 Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama Cinematographer
1992 High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music Cinematographer
1994-2010 Baseball Cinematographer 47th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming, nominated
1995 Listening to Children: A Moral Journey with Robert Coles Director, Cinematographer
1995 One Survivor Remembers Cinematographer 47th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming, nominated
1995 The Way West Cinematographer
1996 The West Cinematographer
1997 Hasten Slowly: The Journey of Sir Laurens van der Post Cinematographer
1997 Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery Cinematographer
1997 Heart of a Child Cinematographer
1997 Thomas Jefferson Cinematographer
1998 Out of the Past Cinematographer
1998 Frank Lloyd Wright Cinematographer
1998 America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye Cinematographer 50th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Achievement In Non-Fiction Programming - Cinematography, won[6]
New York: A Documentary Film

References

  1. ^ "Ken Burns.com, The Filmmakers | Buddy Squires". Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "The 58th Academy Awards | 1986". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. ^ "Buddy Squires". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  4. ^ "Outstanding Documentary Achievement in Cinematography Award: The Visual Poet: Buddy Squires | International Documentary Association". www.documentary.org. 2007-12-27. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  5. ^ "Outstanding Informational Special 1986 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  6. ^ "Outstanding Achievement In Non-Fiction Programming - Cinematography 1998 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-07-03.