--- name: "Andrij Parekh" canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrij-parekh" fi1m_id: "andrij-parekh" imdb_id: "nm0661238" tmdb_id: 53649 wikidata_id: "Q4759336" roles: ["Director"] born: "20 September 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 86 average_as: "director" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-24T21:52:24.769908+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Andrij Parekh ## Identity Andrij Parekh - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andrij-parekh - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** andrij-parekh - **IMDb ID:** nm0661238 - **TMDB ID:** 53649 - **Wikidata ID:** Q4759336 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrij_Parekh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4759336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661238/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53649 Director. Born 20 September 1971 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 20 September 1971, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - **Active:** 2006–present - **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 2 directing, 5 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Lynette Howell Taylor](https://film.one/person/lynette-howell-taylor.md), [Alex Orlovsky](https://film.one/person/alex-orlovsky.md), [Derek Cianfrance](https://film.one/person/derek-cianfrance.md), [Jamie Patricof](https://film.one/person/jamie-patricof.md), [Oscar Isaac](https://film.one/person/oscar-isaac.md), [Ryan Gosling](https://film.one/person/ryan-gosling.md) - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as director, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 83 (4), 2020s 66 (2) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrij_Parekh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4759336, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661238/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53649 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Succession*](https://film.one/tv/succession.md) (88), [*Watchmen*](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md) (84), [*Scenes from a Marriage*](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md) (64) - **Hulu:** [*Blue Valentine*](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md) (82), [*Show Me a Hero*](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) (78) - **Pluto TV:** [*Half Nelson*](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md) (81) - **Apple TV:** [*Roofman*](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) (68) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Andrij Parekh > Andrij Parekh brings a cinematographer’s attention to faces to his television directing. We rate his work on *Succession* and *Watchmen*, though fine lighting and alert camerawork cannot solve every problem in the writing. In *Succession* (2018), the handheld camera edges towards a face after the person has finished speaking, catching the little check for a listener’s response. Parekh shares that camerawork with Patrick Capone, Christopher Norr and Katelin Arizmendi; we should not credit him with every revealing pause. He did, though, shoot the pilot and help establish the visual style, then direct multiple episodes. That fraction of a second gives us time to look for calculation behind an apparently ordinary exchange. His route into directing ran through cinematography on *Half Nelson* (2006) and *Blue Valentine* (2010). He favours naturalistic lighting, often from a single source, and adapts the camera to the script and director rather than imposing a fixed look. Before directing an episode, he discusses character intentions with the actors, which makes sense of the care for small reactions in his television work. That is a useful habit on Jesse Armstrong’s *Succession*, where the writing and performances need attention more than decoration. *Watchmen* (2019) asks for a different sort of control, and his contribution is worth separating from Damon Lindelof’s habit of withholding answers. Parekh shot the pilot and directed the fourth episode; alongside Xavier Grobet, Gregory Middleton and Alex Disenhof, he helps give the manor scenes their soft gold and Tulsa its hard, flat daylight. We laughed at Jeremy Irons’s Adrian Veidt, then grew impatient because those manor scenes keep offering a puzzle without explaining what kind. The lighting makes the contrast clear, but cannot make the delay less trying. The weakness of *Succession* is different: it can repeat itself and takes time to trust its audience. These reservations do not stop us recommending either programme, but they do set a limit on what attentive direction and photography can fix. Parekh’s move on to directing episodes of *House of the Dragon* (2022) gives that adaptable approach another setting, though our strongest case for him remains his work among Armstrong’s media dynasty. Start with *Succession* and watch what happens just after someone stops talking. ## Biography Andrij Parekh is an American cinematographer and television director. Born on 20 September 1971 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied at Carleton College and earned an MFA in cinematography from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, also attending the FAMU film school in Prague. Parekh’s cinematography credits include *Half Nelson* (2006), *Blue Valentine* (2010), *The Zookeeper’s Wife* (2017) and *Watchmen* (2019). He has served as director of photography and director on the HBO series *Succession* (2018–2023), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2020. He has also directed episodes of *Watchmen* and *House of the Dragon*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, carleton.edu.* ## On Fi1m (7) ### Directed (2) — the average rests on these - *Watchmen* (2019), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md) - *Succession* (2018), Fi1m 88, Director, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/succession.md) ### Crew (5) - *Roofman* (2025), Fi1m 68, Cinematography, Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) - *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md) - *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) - *Blue Valentine* (2010), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md) - *Half Nelson* (2006), Fi1m 81, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md) ## Complete filmography (36) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Roofman* (2025), Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/roofman.md) - *The Pod Generation* (2023), Director of Photography - *House of the Dragon* (2022), series, Director - *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021), series, Director of Photography, Cinematography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md) - *Naked Singularity* (2021), Director of Photography - *Brave New World* (2020), series, Director - *Watchmen* (2019), series, Director of Photography, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md) - *The Catcher Was a Spy* (2018), Director of Photography - *Succession* (2018), series, Director, Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/succession.md) - *13 Reasons Why* (2017), series, Director of Photography - *The Zookeeper's Wife* (2017), Director of Photography - *Show Me a Hero* (2015), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) - *Mississippi Grind* (2015), Director of Photography - *Madame Bovary* (2015), Director of Photography - *Greetings from Tim Buckley* (2013), Director of Photography - *Dark Horse* (2012), Director of Photography - *Blue Valentine* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md) - *It's Kind of a Funny Story* (2010), Director of Photography - *Cold Souls* (2009), Director of Photography, Producer - *New York, I Love You* (2008), Director of Photography - *August* (2008), Director of Photography - *Sugar* (2008), Director of Photography - *Noise* (2007), Director of Photography - *Vogelfrei* (2007), Director of Photography - *The Treatment* (2007), Director of Photography - *Half Nelson* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/half-nelson.md) - *Happiness* (2006), Cinematography - *Messengers* (2004), Director of Photography - *Agent Madly in Love* (2004), Director of Photography - *Snowblink* (2004), Director of Photography, Editor, Producer - *Speak* (2004), Director of Photography - *The Cutman* (2003), Director of Photography - *Tides* (2003), Cinematography - *Neo-Noir* (2002), Director of Photography, Producer - *Helicopter* (2001), Cinematography - *The Last Days of Disco* (1998), Camera Intern ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 2020: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (won), for *Succession* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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