Neeraj Jain is a first-generation, Indian-American cinematographer based in Los Angeles. In 2015, Neeraj graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Film and TV Production. In 2017, he was awarded the Faculty Commendation in Cinematography.
He has participated in the ASC Masterclass and was able to learn from one of his favorite cinematographers - Rodrigo Prieto. He also has spent time working as an electric on various TV shows such as Master of None and Girls .
Neeraj filmed the feature film, The Sound of the Wind, and selected episodes of Season 2 for Zoya Akhtar’s Made in Heaven on Amazon Prime. His latest documentary film, An Arrested Moment, directed by Dev Benegal and commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum, won best short documentary at NYIFF 2025. Most recently, he completed the basketball documentary, Hoop Like This, and a documentary film titled, Everything is Not OK.
In 2020, he co-founded sister companies Min(d) Studio & Mind [Factory] to produce a slate of features, series, and documentaries that represents global stories about characters that often go unseen. Neeraj is currently co-directing his first feature documentary, You Are Not Alone.
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Influential Films [in no particular order]:
Intouchables, Leon: The Professional, Road to Perdition, The Dark Knight, Blood Diamond, Finding Neverland, Pan’s Labyrinth, In The Mood For Love, Biutiful, Skyfall, Casino Royale, Carol, Bicycle Thief, Interstellar, Rounders, Normal People, Monster (Kore-eda), Joyland, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
