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Carlos Garcia de Dios

Carlos Garcia de Dios

Cinematographer

A firm disliker in talking about himself in the third person, Carlos has worked as a cinematographer and producer for over 15 years. ​ During this time, he’s had the chance to work in all kinds of films, shooting lauded projects that include a Latin Grammy nomination or a Spanish Academy Goya Award. ​ He’s gained some recognition himself in the process, with awards such as Best Cinematography for “Matador on the road” at Filmage Film Festival, or Best Director for “Subway” at NYC 2019 Winter Awards International Fim Festival. He also produced and shot the HBO documentary "Siempre, Luis" a 2020 Sundance premier. ​ Carlos is based in New York but shooting has taken him all over, including all over the US, Japan, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Norway, Brazil or Costa Rica.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
5 on Motif · 13 credits in all

What are Carlos Garcia de Dios' films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Bonds
19%
Ideas
19%
Power
17%
Morality
14%
Survival
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Joyful
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

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 Carlos Garcia de Dios' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Carlos Garcia de Dios' titles on Motif; 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

13 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • A una isla de ti(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Watch Over Us (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • May I Speak with the Enemy? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Oliver's Universe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Siempre, Luis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Subway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Frat Star(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • El camino más largo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Seclusion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • They Say (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Gaffer

  • Zenith(2010)

    Key Grip

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2010 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 13: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 13: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 13: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography9 of 13: 8 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 13: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s7 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Carlos Garcia de Dios' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Reviewers score the cinematography 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 43, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Carlos Garcia de Dios work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carlos Garcia de Dios' Motif titles; Angela Moyer shares the most, 2.