DAVID WALDMAN: JUNE AND ORLANDO

David Waldman is a native of Framingham, Massachusetts. He earned his master's in cinematography from the American Film Institute in 2001. Waldman notes that his collaborations as camera operator with cinematographer Michael McDonough have been very fulfilling and educational in terms of learning how to get ideas onto film. Waldman was selected for the ICG Film Showcase last year for his cinematography of Embryo. He continues to work as a camera operator on feature films and episodic television programs, and as director of photography on commercials and short narrative films.

June and Orlando follows the emotional struggle faced by a young wife when her husband becomes paralyzed and she takes on the role of caregiver. Waldman says he used lighting and camera movement to pull the audience into June's world. He and writer/director Scottie Gissel wanted the wife's memories of her healthy and vibrant relationship with her husband to feel very different from the cool reality of her situation, without it being visually districting. The film has won several awards and is making a run on the festival circuit.