
Daniel Carter is an Emmy Award Winning New York based Cinematographer working mostly in Documentary Films and Series that challenge and expand the social status quo. He draws his artistic inspiration from a unique multi-cultural experiences obtained throughout his life and career. Daniel has a Bachelor's Degree from UNC, Chapel Hill and lives in Nyack, NY.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer
- 16 on MovieCove
What are Daniel Carter's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Daniel Carter's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Carter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Love+War(2025)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
War Game(2024)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Girls State(2024)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Tiger King(2020)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Jane Goodall: The Hope(2020)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Museum Town(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
And We Go Green(2019)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Dogs(2018)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Weiner(2016)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Cartel Land(2015)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Stink!(2015)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles from 2015 to 2025.

Biggest box office
War Game (2024)

Highest rated
Jane Goodall: The Hope (2020)

Most popular right now
Tiger King (2020)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
Awards
Won a Primetime Emmy in 2024, Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Daniel Carter's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Daniel Carter work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel Carter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Chaiklin shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Rebecca ChaiklinShared titles: Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story (2025), Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Rebecca Chaiklin

- Jesse MossShared titles: Girls State (2024), War Game (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse Moss

- Eric GoodeShared titles: Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Goode

- Rudy ValdezShared titles: We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021), Dogs (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rudy Valdez

Actors
- Bhagavan AntleShared titles: Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Bhagavan Antle

- John ReinkeShared titles: Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020)See all 2 shared titles with John Reinke

Cinematographers and editors
- Damien DrakeShared titles: Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020), And We Go Green (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Damien Drake

- Daniel KoehlerShared titles: The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024), Tiger King (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Koehler
- Keri OberlyShared titles: Girls State (2024), War Game (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Keri Oberly
- Nicholas BiagettiShared titles: The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024), Tiger King (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Nicholas Biagetti
Producers
- Chris SmithShared titles: Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story (2025), Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Chris Smith

- Justin WilkesShared titles: The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024), We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021), And We Go Green (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Justin Wilkes

- Fisher StevensShared titles: Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story (2021), Tiger King (2020), And We Go Green (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Fisher Stevens

- Brian GrazerShared titles: The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024), We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Grazer
