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JIM FROHNA BIO

Emmy-nominated Director of Photography Jim Frohna has received critical acclaim for his intuitive, intimate storytelling and expression in cinematography, featured on such projects as the ground-breaking Amazon series Transparent and HBO’s lauded series Big Little Lies, Season 2 for director Andrea Arnold.

Verity, an erotic psychological thriller lensed by Frohna and starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett – an Amazon/MGM feature directed by Michael Showalter — will have its worldwide release in theaters on October 2nd. Also coming this fall is The Altruists, a Netflix limited series with Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle, created by Academy-Award winner Graham Moore.

Jim shot The Idea of You, Amazon Studio’s record-breaking — highest rom-com viewership — directed by Michael Showalter and starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine. Jim was cinematographer on the 1st season of Emmy-nominated Shrinking for Apple+, created by Brett Goldstein, Bill Lawrence, and Jason Segel. Other recent credits include Oh, What Fun, another collaboration with Showalter, starring Michelle Pheiffer, Chloe Grace Moretz and Felicity Jones, the Jay Duplass-directed feature that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, See You When I See You, the pilot for Paramount’s Happy Face and Showtime’s Super Pumped staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, and Uma Thurman as well as the pilot for HBO’s Somebody Somewhere starring Bridget Everett, produced by the Duplass Brothers. Jim also shot Season 1 of Netflix’s The Chair, starring Sandra Oh, created by Amanda Peet and produced by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss.

Previous credits include the Jim Carrey-produced Showtime drama I’m Dying Up Here as well as the Joey Soloway comedy I Love Dick with Kathryn Hahn and Kevin Bacon. He worked on the two-hour Musical Finale of Transparent as both DP and Co- Producer.

Frohna has directed episodes on multiple seasons of Transparent and on I Love Dick. In addition to working extensively with Arnold and Soloway, Frohna has worked with over 25 DGA directors including James Ponsoldt, Zetna Fuentes, Jay Duplass, Daniel Gray Longino, Marielle Heller, Davis Guggenheim, Peyton Reed, Dayton/Faris, Kimberly Pierce, Jason Winer and Mike Mills. Frohna is also known for his documentary, music video and commercial spots including Mill’s documentary Does Your Soul Have a Cold, Dayton/Faris’ Red Hot Chili Peppers video Tell Me Baby, and the iconic Balls commercial for Sony.

The TV pilot, It’s Not About Jimmy Keene, on which Frohna serves as executive producer, premiered as part of the 2019 Sundance Episodic program and marked Frohna’s 7th project at Sundance. Afternoon Delight, a 2013 Official Selection Film, won the Best Director Award for Soloway. He was the Producer and Cinematographer on Susan Bay Nimoy’s short film Eve, an Official Selection Sundance 2018 as well as numerous other international festivals.

Frohna attended New York University and received a BFA from the Tisch School of The Arts.