| Alice Brooks | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Years Active: | 2000-present |
| Education: | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
Alice Brooks ASC, is an American director of photography best known for her cinematography work on feature films.[1] [2]
Brooks grew up in Los Angeles and New York, the daughter of Candace Coulston of South Bristol, ME, and Stephen Levi, the late playwright who had numerous plays published by New York publishing company Samuel French.[3] [4] [5] As a child, she acted in various national television commercial spots and was in a recurring skit on Late Night With David Letterman.[6] [7] Brooks graduated USC School of Cinematic Arts magna cum laude in 2001.[8]
Her work includes In the Heights, the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway production directed by Jon M. Chu,[9] [10] which received widespread critical acclaim for its cinematography;[11] and Tick, Tick... Boom!, Miranda's directorial debut starring Andrew Garfield and produced by Ron Howard, based on the stage show by Jonathan Larson.[12]
Brooks collaborates with Chu frequently; prior to In The Heights, the two worked together on in 2011,[13] Jem and the Holograms in 2015[14] and Home Before Dark, Apple TV+'s 2020 crime-drama series.[15] [16] [17] She will work again with Chu on the two-part film adaptation of Stephan Schwartz's Broadway musical Wicked for Universal Pictures. The first part will be released in 2024.[18]
Her work on from directors Farah X and Lisa Cortés premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to win awards from Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival and the Sidewalk Film Festival.[19] Her work has been featured on the cover of ICG Magazine [20] Brooks also worked on 2021's Queen Bees, director Michael Lembeck's comedy-drama starring Ellen Burstyn, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine and James Caan.[21]
In 2004, Brooks was nominated and awarded WorldFest Houston's Independent Short Subject-Films & Video - Cinematography - Shorts Platinum Award for her work on Charlie 2.0, Matthew Hsu's comedy short.[22]
She has been married to Samuel Spencer since September 8, 2012.[23]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Meta | Shannon Banal | Also writer; With Jason Taruskin | |
| 2002 | Ocha Cups For Christmas | Michael Fimognari | ||
| 9 1/2 | Zachary Isenberg | |||
| When the Kids Are Away | Jon M. Chu | |||
| 2003 | Jack Milton: Fairy Tale Detective | Todd Norwood | ||
| Charlie 2.0 | Matthew Hsu | |||
| 2004 | Pretty Dead Girl | Shawn Ku | ||
| Great Lengths | Dara Resnik | |||
| The Memo | Dahéli Hall | |||
| On the Couch | Tai Fauci | |||
| Post Mikey | Bryan Albright | With Noel-Quinn Roman | ||
| 2005 | Little Boy Blues | John McCrite | ||
| Waiting for Silence | Chip Hale | |||
| American Storage | Andrew Jay Cohen | |||
| Spanish Boots | Domenica Cameron-Scorsese | |||
| Eaton's Water | Sally Bower Levi | |||
| 2007 | Redemption Song | Cameron Fay | ||
| My Lunch with Larry | Barry Edelstein | |||
| 2008 | The Boy and the Polar Bear | Marco Aurelio | ||
| 2009 | The Bake Shop Ghost | Lorette Bayle | ||
| Alienated | Paul Borghese | |||
| 2010 | Chasm | David Hayter | ||
| Roots in Water | Domenica Cameron-Scorsese | |||
| 2011 | Game On | Ryan Landels Harry Shum Jr. | ||
| 14 Minutes | Elise Plakke | |||
| 2012 | Sitting Babies | Cameron Fay |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Monday | Heidi Van Lier | |
| Ten 'til Noon | Scott Storm | ||
| You Did What? | Jeff Morris | ||
| Grand Junction | Freddy F. Hakimi | ||
| 2007 | A Light for Greytowers | Robin Saex Garbose | |
| 2008 | Mulligans | Chip Hale | |
| 2009 | Hungry Years | Eva James Isaak James | |
| 2010 | American Flyer | Mark L. Christensen | |
| 2011 | Lucid Possession | Toni Dove | |
| 2015 | Sweethearts of the Gridiron | Chip Hale | |
| Apparition | Quinn Saunders | ||
| Jem and the Holograms | Jon M. Chu | ||
| 2016 | Dance Camp | Bert and Bertie | |
| Girl Flu. | Dorie Barton | ||
| North by El Norte | Mark L. Christensen | ||
| One Fall | Marcus Dean Fuller | ||
| We Love You | Huck Botko | ||
| 2018 | Alex & Me | Eric Champnella | |
| Emma | Tim Kashani Kent Nicholson | ||
| 2021 | In the Heights | Jon M. Chu | |
| Queen Bees | Michael Lembeck | ||
| Tick, Tick... Boom! | Lin-Manuel Miranda | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2024 | Wicked | Jon M. Chu | Shot back-to-back |
| 2025 | Wicked Part Two |
Direct-to-video
| Year | Title | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Hillz | Saran Barnun | |
| 2006 | Bit Parts | Dave Reda |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Design Revolution | Sally Levi | ||
| 2019 | Farah X Lisa Cortés | With Nausheen Dadabhoy and Jendra Jarnagin |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wainy Days | David Wain | Episode "Donna" | |
| 2010-2011 | The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Jon M. Chu Scott Speer Ryan Landels Charles Oliver Christopher Scott | 21 episodes | |
| 2012 | S2udio City | Christopher Scott Herself Jamal Sims | 15 episodes | |
| 2013 | Tainted Love | Avi Youabian | All 6 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Kennedy Files | 4 episodes | ||
| 2017 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands: War Within the Cartel | Avi Youabian | TV short | |
| The Walking Dead: Red Machete | 6 episodes | |||
| 2020 | Home Before Dark | Jon M. Chu Kat Candler | 4 episodes |