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C.J. Gardella

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
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C.J. Gardella is known for Elegy (2016), Obvious Child (2014) and Shunka (2011).
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Elegy (2016)
    Elegy
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
    Jenny Slate in Obvious Child (2014)
    Obvious Child
    6.7
    • Extra: Bar
    • Comedy Club(as Chad Gardella)
    • 2014
    Shunka (2011)
    Shunka
    • Director
    • 2011
    The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
    • Camera and Electrical Department(principal photography)

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      Camera and Electrical Department



      • The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
        • first assistant camera: principal photography
        • Post-production
      • Make America Bake Again
        • first assistant camera
        • Released
        • TV Series



      • Darla in Space (2024)
        Darla in Space
        5.2
        • first assistant camera
        • 2024
      • Kate Goehring, John Posey, Jacqueline DeHart, Gregg Kearns, and Anya Krawcheck in Bad Mother (2023)
        Bad Mother
        Short
        • first assistant camera
        • 2023
      • Poundcake (2023)
        Poundcake
        7.4
        • first assistant camera
        • 2023
      • Absolution (2022)
        Absolution
        Short
        • first assistant camera
        • 2022
      • Emma Anna (2021)
        Emma Anna
        Short
        • assistant camera
        • 2021
      • That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes (2021)
        That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes
        6.0
        • camera operator
        • 2021
      • The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill (2021)
        The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill
        7.4
        • camera operator
        • 2021
      • Art Space (2010)
        Art Space
        8.5
        Short
        • gaffer
        • key grip
        • 2010

      Cinematographer



      • In the Best Interest of the Children
        • Cinematographer
        • Completed
        • Short
        • 2024
      • The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
        • additional cinematographer
        • Post-production
      • Zucchini
        • Cinematographer
        • Post-production



      • Breakfast of Champions (2024)
        Breakfast of Champions
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2024
      • Martha Reeves in Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale (2022)
        Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
        7.1
        • Cinematographer
        • 2022
      • Choke Artists (2020)
        Choke Artists
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2020
      • To Be Funny: 100 Years of Buster Keaton (2017)
        To Be Funny: 100 Years of Buster Keaton
        • Cinematographer
        • 2017

      Actor



      • Darla in Space (2024)
        Darla in Space
        5.2
        • In-Person Menager
        • 2024
      • Wonder Mag (2019)
        Wonder Mag
        Short
        • Santa
        • 2019
      • Jenny Slate in Obvious Child (2014)
        Obvious Child
        6.7
        • Extra: Bar
        • Comedy Club (as Chad Gardella)
        • 2014
      • The Candy Flip (2011)
        The Candy Flip
        7.4
        • Pest Control
        • 2011
      • The Ninja Always Rings Once
        Short
        • Vincenzo
        • 2008

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