---
name: "Jody Lee Lipes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jody-lee-lipes"
fi1m_id: "jody-lee-lipes"
imdb_id: "nm1464511"
tmdb_id: 139138
wikidata_id: "Q26902008"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "18 January 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-03T03:05:18.969574+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."
---

# Jody Lee Lipes

## Identity

Jody Lee Lipes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jody-lee-lipes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jody-lee-lipes
- **IMDb ID:** nm1464511
- **TMDB ID:** 139138
- **Wikidata ID:** Q26902008
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Lee_Lipes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26902008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1464511/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139138

Cinematographer. Born 18 January 1982 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 18 January 1982, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Jody Lipes
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 83 (3), 2020s 73 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 76 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 1, Family 1, History 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $150m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Lee_Lipes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26902008, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1464511/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139138

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood*](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md) (77), [*The Good Nurse*](https://film.one/film/the-good-nurse.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Manchester by the Sea*](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) (89)
- **HBO Max:** [*I Know This Much Is True*](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jody Lee Lipes is an American cinematographer and filmmaker. Born on 18 January 1982 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, he studied film at New York University.

He began working on short films and early features including *Afterschool* (2008) and *Tiny Furniture* (2010). Lipes has served as director of photography on *Martha Marcy May Marlene* (2011), *Trainwreck* (2015), *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), *The Good Nurse* (2022) and *Earth Mama* (2023). He has also directed episodes of the series *Girls* and the documentary *Ballet 422* (2014).

Lipes became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2021.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theasc.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Earth Mama* (2023), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/earth-mama.md)
- *The Good Nurse* (2022), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-nurse.md)
- *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), Fi1m 63, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md)
- *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md)
- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)
- *Martha Marcy May Marlene* (2011), Fi1m 84, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/martha-marcy-may-marlene.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Number One on the Call Sheet* (2025), series, Director of Photography
- *The Listeners* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *Earth Mama* (2023), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/earth-mama.md)
- *The Good Nurse* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-nurse.md)
- *I Know This Much Is True* (2020), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/i-know-this-much-is-true.md)
- *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md)
- *Drew Michael* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Sinner* (2017), series, Director
- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Director of Photography — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)
- *Trainwreck* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Ballet 422* (2014), Director, Director of Photography
- *Bluebird* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Martha Marcy May Marlene* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/martha-marcy-may-marlene.md)
- *Tiny Furniture* (2010), as Bus Boy · Director of Photography
- *Two Gates of Sleep* (2010), Director of Photography
- *NY Export: Opus Jazz* (2010), Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay
- *Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be the Same* (2009), Director
- *Afterschool* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Outside*, Director of Photography

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