Biography
Jake Swantko is a cinematographer and producer. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism and communications in 2011, later transitioning into documentary filmmaking.
Swantko served as director of photography and associate producer on Icarus (2017), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He worked again with director Bryan Fogel as director of photography and producer on The Dissident (2020), which received a BAFTA nomination. His other credits include Icarus: The Aftermath (2022) and Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025).
Based in New York City, Swantko has contributed to multiple Sundance-premiering documentaries and television projects including PBS Frontline.
