Maria Rusche
Maria Rusche is a Cuban American cinematographer who grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. She got her start as a gaffer and lighting technician on major feature films and television shows, where she developed her eye for lighting and the collaborative skills that are essential to a cinematographer. Her narrative work includes Emma Seligman's feature debut Shiva Baby, which premiered in competition at SXSW 2020 and TIFF 2020, as well as The Rat (Sundance 2019), and One Good Pitch (Tribeca 2016).
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18Also known as
Maria Mercedes Rusche![](/assets/default-profile-icon.jpg)
Crew credits
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Who We Are Now
Gaffer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eq7VzjPyAVSNfuKGJ1IHeKXKG0A.jpg)
The Rat
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pyrTFwvIc0p13G2JkvUaKdPfkUM.jpg)
Debbie Does Dilators
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4sdqVsT6SHqtbCYZS7bhVoEftlL.jpg)
Shiva Baby
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zfBqum7JXwC7ISa0zeieQ9iiP3m.jpg)
Big Exit
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hoTpEKSA1CxmQacGBdxYcxxDh39.jpg)
Night
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s0vTKLg82CHGBr0EOr5cd2ut7qC.jpg)
The Pink Detachment
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bHbEz5xgORVpCF5VcYInUnE7ExZ.jpg)
One Good Pitch
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lktpcVcrDHH3RWCvY2URYuKN0VC.jpg)
Dating & New York
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xaFh9TPew63LXi9iFwsykW6bEh8.jpg)
August in the City
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/alhHIJeobwXbkvl6l6amSzVephm.jpg)
Five Song Tour
Cinematography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wzRjiVpkkV4ZLXJ6OwlCWQZ7nlf.jpg)
Love, Barbara
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qtVfMxBCwP2sUjVppVYaPRmuvRn.jpg)
Empire Waist
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jeyTQrNEpyE1LZIgVlswYh3sc34.jpg)
Bottoms
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/79ZHITzhUfc79CcDLwul5doN9mN.jpg)
The Lesbian Bar Project
Director of Photography![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2KQp5X9lGXPi5X9dZ5iaQcVjLqb.jpg)
Distance
Cinematography