As a DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, PHIL GRIES has had many decades of experience on over one thousand union (IATSE Local 600) and non-union projects…documentaries, commercials, features, industrials, advertising, adult…all formats…film, video, digital media (See COMPLETE CREDITS Link).

Credits include the National Emmy Award winning documentary, “VERMEER: MASTER OF LIGHT,” “GINEVRA’S STORY,” “THE WORLD OF IDEAS with BILL MOYERS” (series), “THE STORY OF ENGLISH” with Robert MacNeil (pilot), “BIOGRAPHY,” “20/20,” “MISTER ABBOTT’S BROADWAY,” ”SHOWBOAT STORY,” “TELEVISION MAKERS,” “OSCARS” (series), “CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS,” “BRITAIN AT WAR,” “THE SEARCH FOR MIND,” “BOGART:THE UNTOLD STORY,” “THE SURVIVORS OF THE SHOAH” (Claude Lanzman interviews for PBS). Additional documentaries photographed, appearing on PBS series, have included, AMERICAN MASTERS, among others (“MAURICE SENDAK: MON CHER PAPA,” and “PLACIDO DOMINGO: A MUSICAL LIFE”), FRONTLINE, among others (“SECRET FILE,” and the National Emmy Award nominated, “88 SECONDS IN GREENSBORO”)…NOVA, WIDE ANGLE, MEDICINE AT THE CROSSROADS, INFINITE VOYAGE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

For 20 consecutive years Phil Gries has been the DP on 183 different documentary projects for BBC Television, broadcast on OMNIBUS, SOUTH BANK SHOW, ARENA, PANORAMA, HORIZON, LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION, THE LATE SHOW, BBC 2 ARTS, TOP OF THE POPS, and OPENING SHOT. In addition Gries has lensed hundreds of biography portraits, and notable documentaries including, “THE LAST DAYS OF MARILYN MONROE,” “REACHING FOR THE STARS” (series), “TALKING PICTURES” (series), “THE WORLD OF MAURICE SENDAK,” “THURSDAY’S CHILD,” “NOMAD IN NEW YORK: A DAY IN THE LIFE of WARIS DIRE,” “MAFIA WARS,” “KEITH JARRETT:THE ART OF IMPROVISATION,” “JOAN SUTHERLAND: THE RELUCTANT PRIMA DONA,” “THE OTHER GRAHAM GREENE,” and “AMERICA AT RISK.”

Special documentary projects include those for the American Museum of Natural History (“TOTEMS TO TURQUOISE,” and ”MYTHIC CREATURES,”)… extended profile biographies for THE SPIELBERG HOLOCAUST PROJECT, and THE NATIONAL VISIONARY LEADERSHIP PROJECT.

For ten consecutive years Phil Gries has free-lanced, as Director of Photography, for ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. Since the 1980’s he has worked on hundreds of behind the scene shoots for UNIVERSAL, PARAMOUNT, HBO and SHOWTIME, including, “THE GODFATHER PART 3,” “HOPE & FAITH,” “THE SOPRANOS,” “OZ,” “SEX AND THE CITY,” “GOSSIP GIRLS,” “THE GOOD WIFE,” “ARMY WIVES,” “NURSE JACKIE,” LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL,” “FINAL NIGHT WITH GEORGE BUSH,” “ANGELS IN AMERICA,” “FOR LOVE OF THE GAME,” “THE CODE,” “A DOG YEAR,” “WORLD TRADE CENTER,” “WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS.” In 2001, Gries shot rare exclusive personal documentary profile footage, over a period of one week, of Michael Jackson rehearsing, alone and with family, prior to his last New York Concert at Madison Square Garden. In recent years Phil Gries has worked on numerous television series, including "PLAIN JANE," "CIA DECLASSIFIED," RAIDERS OF THE LOST PAST," "IDEAS EXCHANGE," and the 13 part series, "MAFIA'S GREATEST HITS."
(See DP Career Credits Link for Complete Listing).