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Anna J. Foerster (born 1971) is a German-born American film and television cinematographer and director. She is best known for collaborations with director
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, working under different capacities on every film directed by him dating back to ''
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'' (1996), with the exception of the film '' The Patriot'' (2000).


Career

As a
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cinematographer, Foerster worked on the films '' Alien Resurrection'' (1997), '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2002), '' Johnson Family Vacation'' (2004), '' The Day After Tomorrow'' (2004), '' Æon Flux'' (2005) and ''
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'' (2008), also working as a
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on the latter four films. She was the cinematographer for the visual effects and/or miniature unit on ''
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'' (1996), ''
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'' (1998), '' Pitch Black'' (2000) and ''
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'' (2002). As a director, she directed five episodes of the television series ''
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'', an episode of its spin-off '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior,'' three episodes of ''
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'', and four episodes of the Starz series '' Outlander''. In 2008, she was reported to be developing a film ''Secret Hunter'' based on the
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novel ''The Secret Hunters'' (2002). Foerster made her feature film directing debut with the action horror film '' Underworld: Blood Wars'' (2016). In 2016, J. J. Abrams and his production company
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hired Foerster to direct '' Lou'', a thriller about a mother trying to recover her abducted child.


Filmography

Film * '' Underworld: Blood Wars'' (2016) * '' Lou'' (2022) Television


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Foerster, Anna 1971 births Living people American cinematographers Film directors from Los Angeles American television directors German women cinematographers German cinematographers American women cinematographers American women film directors American women television directors German emigrants to the United States American visual effects artists 21st-century American women