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# Graham Willoughby

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 2013–2018
- **Works often with:** [Morgan Neville](https://film.one/person/morgan-neville.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26817969, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932580/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1554042

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*20 Feet from Stardom*](https://film.one/film/20-feet-from-stardom.md) (74)

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## Biography

Graham Willoughby is a cinematographer specialising in non-fiction film and television. He began his career in New York after studying mathematics education, working first as an electrician and gaffer on music videos and other productions before moving into documentary cinematography.

His credits as director of photography include the Oscar-winning *20 Feet from Stardom* (2013), *The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble* (2015), *Best of Enemies* (2015) and *Won't You Be My Neighbor?* (2018). He has frequently collaborated with director Morgan Neville and has worked on series such as *Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas* (2018) and *Abstract: The Art of Design* (2017).

*Sources: imdb.com, mainemedia.edu.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Won't You Be My Neighbor?* (2018), Fi1m 80, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/wont-you-be-my-neighbor.md)
- *20 Feet from Stardom* (2013), Fi1m 74, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/20-feet-from-stardom.md)

## Also known for

- *Sly* (2023), Additional Director of Photography
- *Best of Enemies* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Challenger: The Final Flight* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Stans* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut* (2024), Director of Photography

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