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name: "Ben Bernhard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ben-bernhard"
fi1m_id: "ben-bernhard"
imdb_id: "nm2598869"
tmdb_id: 1631015
wikidata_id: "Q72998147"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T02:34:00.902338+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."
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# Ben Bernhard

## Identity

Ben Bernhard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ben-bernhard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ben-bernhard
- **IMDb ID:** nm2598869
- **TMDB ID:** 1631015
- **Wikidata ID:** Q72998147
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernhard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72998147, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2598869/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1631015

Cinematographer. Born in Constance.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Also known as:** Бен Бернхард, Benjamin Bernhard
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bernhard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72998147, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2598869/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1631015

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*All That Breathes*](https://film.one/film/all-that-breathes.md) (82)

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## Biography

Ben Bernhard is a German cinematographer. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Camera and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB). In 2014 he received a scholarship at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.

Since 2009 Bernhard has collaborated extensively with director Viktor Kossakovsky on projects including the documentary *Aquarela* (2018). He served as one of the cinematographers on *All That Breathes* (2022), directed by Shaunak Sen. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature, and Bernhard shared awards for cinematography from the American Society of Cinematographers, Doc NYC and Cinema Eye Honors.

*Sources: filmmakermagazine.com, en.wikipedia.org, allthatbreathes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *All That Breathes* (2022), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-breathes.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Termite* (2026), Cinematography
- *O'Romeo* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Architecton* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Raw Materials* (2024), Director of Photography
- *All That Breathes* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/all-that-breathes.md)
- *Talking About the Weather* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Scandinavian Star* (2020), series, Director of Photography
- *Lost Reactor* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Aquarela* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Kobold* (2018), Camera Operator
- *Homework* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Varicella* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Colophon* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Into the River*, Director of Photography

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