Nadia Hallgren is an awardwinning Director and Cinematographer Nadia shot and directed 2020s Becoming a documentary about former First Lady Michelle Obama which was released on Netflix and has been nominated for four Emmys including Best Director Best Cinematographer and Best Documentary Feature After Maria 2019 a documentary short tells the story of three mothers displaced by Hurricane Maria It was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2019 Nadia won the special jury prize at SXSW 2018 for 2017s Shes the Ticket an independent episodic series about women running for office Her cinematography credits include the Sundance awardwinner Motherland Academy Awardnominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prizewinner Trouble the Water and Sundance awardwinner Trapped Nadia is currently in production on a documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump who is representing the families of George Floyd Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor A native of The Bronx and a graduate of the International Center of Photography Nadia is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences