Alex Disenhof
Cinematographer · Los Angeles, California, USA
In 2021 Alex Disenhof proudly joined the ranks of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), making him the youngest active member. Since his first breakthrough in the industry as the cinematographer for Michel Gondry’s 2012 Cannes Film Festival feature THE WE AND THE I, Alex has lensed over a dozen feature films and television shows spanning diverse genres. Highlights include the biggest budget television show in history - THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RINGS OF POWER, the cultural phenomenon WATCHMEN for HBO, an ASC Award nomination for his work on the pilot episode of THE EXORCIST, two Camerimage nominations (2020 Best Cinematography in a Pilot - CITY ON A HILL / 2009 Best Cinematography in a Music Video - MONO NO AWARE), and the 2014 Somali pirate film FISHING WITHOUT NETS, which received the US Dramatic Directing prize at Sundance and was screened at Camerimage in the Director’s Debuts competition. His work in independent cinema has also featured films screened at the aforementioned Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, Camerimage, and SXSW. In recognition for his work, Alex was named in Variety's "Below the Line Impact Report" in both 2014 and 2016, and in 2021 he became the youngest active member of the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cinematographer
- 13 on Motif · 19 credits in all
What are Alex Disenhof's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous1
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 Alex Disenhof's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Alex Disenhof's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
19 credits, 13 with a Motif page.
Task(2025)
Motif score: 89th percentile of all shows
I Want to Feel Fun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
If You Were the Last(2023)
Motif score: 65th percentile of all films
Motif score: 25th percentile of all shows
Alice(2022)
Motif score: 36th percentile of all films
The Mosquito Coast(2021)
Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows
Code 8(2019)
Motif score: 44th percentile of all films
Watchmen(2019)
Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows
City on a Hill(2019)
Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows
Captive State(2019)
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
The Backup Dancer(2016)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Vincent N Roxxy(2016)
Motif score: 28th percentile of all films
Code 8 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
The Postal Service: Everything Will Change (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Fishing Without Nets(2014)
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Emoticon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Xscape Documentary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Funeral Kings(2012)
Motif score: 51st percentile of all films
The We and the I (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 2012 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Captive State (2019)
Highest rated
If You Were the Last (2023)
Most popular right now
Code 8 (2019)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Alex Disenhof's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 47. 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 Motif 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.
Is Alex Disenhof's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Alex Disenhof work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alex Disenhof's Motif titles; Rupert Wyatt shares the most, 2.
- Rupert WyattShared titles: Captive State (2019), Fishing Without Nets (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Rupert Wyatt
