Karina Silva is a Director of Photography based in Los Angeles. Born in Miami and raised in Madrid, Karina graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, and has established herself as a versatile cinematographer, with extensive experience in the narrative, commercial, and music video spaces.
Karina shot the feature No Man of God for director Amber Sealey, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The film centers around the complicated relationship that formed between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy in the mid-1980s. Karina’s work on the film has been spotlighted for its bold and character-driven intimacy and suspense, and was selected for the 2021 EnergaCAMERIMAGE Cinematographer Debuts Competition.
Karina’s additional narrative credits include Beauty Mark for director Harris Doran, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and received the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival; and the short film Elbows Deep for director Catherine Hardwicke, starring Cara Delevingne and produced by the gender equality non-profit We Do It Together.
Karina’s commercial work includes campaigns for AT&T, Walmart, IBM, Ford, Disney, and Toyota, with production companies such as Park Pictures, Division 7, and The Directors Bureau.
Prior to her film career, Karina competed internationally as an Olympic-level diver, holding the record in Spain as the only female diver to win a gold medal at a European championship. Karina’s unique background provides her with a fresh perspective and global awareness as a cinematographer, and she brings the collaborative spirit and tenacity of a world-class athlete to all of her work.
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Film + TV
Which Brings Me to You (2023) - BCDF Pictures
Director: Peter Hutchings
DP: Karina Silva
Elbows Deep (2022) - We Do It Together
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
DP: Karina Silva
No Man of God (2021) - Spectre Vision
Director: Amber Sealy
DP: Karina Silva
The High Note (2020) - Working Title
Director: Nisha Ganatra
DP: Jason McCormick/ 2nd Unit DP: Karina Silva
Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2019) - Disney/Lucas Films Ltd.
Show Runner/EP: Jon Favreau
DP: Greig Fraser ACS, ASC. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) - Paramount Pictures, James Cameron
2nd Unit Director: Phil Silvera
2nd Unit DP: Bruce Mcleery. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Dog Days (2018) - LD Entertainment
Director: Ken Marino
DP: Frank Barrera/ 2nd Unit DP: Karina Silva
#Twominutesoffame (2018) - Lionsgate, Code Black
Director: Leslie Small
DP: Joseph White/ 2nd Unit DP: Karina Silva
Beauty Mark (2017) - Harris Doran, Gill Holland
Director: Harris Doran
DP: Karina Silva
Patriots Day (2017) - Hutch Parker, Bluegrass Films
Director: Peter Berg
DP: Tobias Schliessler ASC. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Megan Leavey (2017) - LD Entertainment
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
DP: Lorenzo Senatore AIC. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Beauty and the Beast (2017) - Mandeville Films, Disney
Director: Bill Condon
DP: Tobias Schliessler, ASC. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Deepwater Horizon (2016) - Summit Entertainment
Director: Peter Berg
DP: Enrique Chediak ASC. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Doble 9 – Documentary Short (2015)
Director: Aisha Schliessler
DP: Karina Silva
Mr. Holmes (2015) - Miramax
Director: Bill Condon
DP: Tobias Schliessler, ASC. Cam Op/ Splinter Unit DP: Karina Silva
Ballers - HBO Season 1 (2014) - Closest to the Hole Productions, Film 44
Director: Peter Berg
DP: Jaime Reynoso, AMC. Camera Operator: Karina Silva
Lone Survivor (2013) - Universal
Director: Peter Berg
DP: Tobias Schliessler ASC. Camera Operator (addt'l photography): Karina Silva
Winner of 2016 Emerging Cinematographer Award for documentary Doble 9
Education: UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television - B.F.A. - 2012
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