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Alfonso Cuarón
FilmmakerKnown for:
Roma (2018), Children of Men (2006)
Education:
Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), UNAM, Mexico City
Alfonso Cuarón directed Y Tu Mamá También (2001) before moving to Hollywood for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Children of Men (2006), each distinguished by extended single-take sequences that pushed the formal possibilities of location filmmaking. Gravity (2013) won him the Academy Award for Best Director; Roma (2018), a black-and-white autobiographical film shot in Mexico City, won him a second.
Alfonso Cuarón's Gear List(1)
ARRI
Connection Source
ArriInterview
Connection note
Cuarón shot Roma (2018) on the ARRI ALEXA 65 with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki; both have discussed the system extensively in interviews, noting its ability to shoot in low-light conditions consistent with the film's available-light aesthetic.
Product description
Introduced in 2010, the ARRI ALEXA is a digital cinema camera that rapidly became the industry standard for high-end film and television production. Its large-format sensor and proprietary ALEV color science produced an image quality that many cinematographers considered closer to film than any preceding digital system. It has been used to shoot Academy Award-winning films including Gravity, Birdman, and Parasite.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
