Barton Cortright is a cinematographer based in New York City.

His work has screened at Sundance, Cannes, Venice, TIFF, NYFF, ND/NF and many other festivals worldwide.

Recent credits include-
Drunken Noodles (Cannes - ACID, NYFF) directed by Lucio Castro

The Feeling that the Time for Doing Something has Passed (Cannes, TIFF, NYFF) distributed by Magnolia Pictures

The Cathedral (Sundance, Venice) John Cassavetes Award at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Barton graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA and studied lighting design and photography. He has been a guest speaker at Columbia University, NYU, The New School and Brooklyn College.

Barton also hosts a podcast called Lensed where he interviews other cinematographers about their work on independent feature films.

Represented by Gersh

Features and TV-
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Commercials-
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Equipment List

photo by Mike Kohlbrenner

you can find me on instagram @bartondillingham

View fullsize Drunken Noodles will make its US premiere at NYFF! Director, writer @lucio_castro Producers @lucio_castro @bartondillingham @jdblochandassociates @jleehello Pierce Varous Cinematographer 👋🏻 Production Design Paloma Ruvira Costume Design @imago_a
View fullsize I loved making this little movie with @lucio_castro , so excited that it’ll premiere at @association_acid as a part of Cannes! Huge thank you to @iammattmichael and @mike_coalburner for their help!
View fullsize AFTER THIS DEATH premieres tomorrow @berlinale Directed & written by @lucio_castro Starring @miamaestro @rupertfriend Lee Pace @gwendolineuniverse @philipettinger Producers @patrickcdonovan @__themfatale @curlline @instagnita @_up_at_2am Pro
View fullsize Favorites from 2024
View fullsize Fire Burning Watch now @ fireburning.tv/ Director+Writer @keatonventura Producer @msprete Starring @charlottefj_ @sean.kauf @isabela.ferrer @nicholas_biddle @mikael.gb @nosluop83 Cinematographer @bartondillingham Gaffer @mike_coalburner Key Grip
View fullsize Trolls trolls-film.com Director & writer @yellowretriever Produced by @bombvest Starring @me_betseybrown @al_warren_ @carsonhiggins Cinematography @bartondillingham Assistant Camera @jacobaustingarcia Production Design @sparedmoment Original Mu
View fullsize GUZZLE BUDDIES Written and Directed by @leadprotagonist Starring Lewis Pullman and @kylefornow Producer: @jessicadimento Cinematographer: @bartondillingham Camera Operator: @spenson 1st AC: @botecellibodytype Editor: @leadprotagonist Edit assist by
View fullsize DOWNTOWN OWL out now for digital rental! Directed by @therealhamishlinklater @lilyrabe Starring @lilyrabe @finnwittrock @vanessahudgens @henrygolding #edharris @august.blanco @jackdgrazer Producers: @rebfive @bettinabarrow @leebroda Li
View fullsize An Evening Song is making its NY premiere @movingimagenyc this Sunday as part of this First Look festival. This movie was made with a custom rig Graham and I designed essentially capturing the image of a large format photography camera’s ground
View fullsize Spoke on a panel today with @alexrossperry and #richardbrody hosted by @______rsm______ Event by @night_tide_films follow them for more events and talks !
View fullsize THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED by Joanna Arnow #Quinzaine2023 @quinzaine_des_cineastes “A 30-something Jewish woman in New York practises the art of submission in the bedroom, and also navigates power dynamics in
View fullsize Got to shoot some footage for Kevin Morby’s ‘Like A Flower’ video from The Montana Story

Director David Siegel and Scott McGehee
Producer @msprete
DP @bartondillingham
Color @bfederman.xyz
View fullsize Very excited to be heading to Venice Film Festival this year with Ricky D’Amrose’s The Cathedral. And thanks to Mike Kohlbrenner for being a one man G&E team and having time to take some 35mm BTS. Starring Brian d’Arcy James
View fullsize I’ve had one gig during quarantine. Shooting, editing and pseudo-directing a live music performance for H.E.R. that aired nationally on Saturday as part of the graduate together TV program. Thanks to a few friends who helped me turn this arou
View fullsize Cameroonian apartment building
View fullsize Ricky D’Ambrose’s new short, The Sky Is Clear and Blue Today will premiere at NYFF in October! Produced by @ravenserodd Shot by me. Tickets are on sale now.
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View fullsize Rooftop shoot - 35mm
View fullsize The World is Full of Secrets. BAMcinemaFest 2019. Directed by @ravenserodd, shot by me. June 15 - 9:30PM
View fullsize Hawaii stills. directed by @zzz.mar produced by @hannahkealia