Barton Cortright

Barton Cortright
Occupation
  • Cinematographer
Years active2013–present
Websitebartcortright.com

Barton Cortright is an American cinematographer who is best known for his work on The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something has Passed, The Cathedral and Drunken Noodles.

Career

Cortright graduated from Carnegie Mellon with a degree in lighting and projection design for theater. After a brief career as a projection designer, he transitioned to pursuing cinematography. His work has been screened at festivals including Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, Sundance, and New York Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2018 The World is Full of Secrets Graham Swon
Notes on an Appearance Ricky D'Ambrose
2022 The Cathedral Ricky D'Ambrose
Actors Betsey Brown
2023 An Evening Song (for three voices) Graham Swon
Downtown Owl Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe
The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed Joanna Arnow
2024 The Code Eugene Kotlyarenko
Messy Alexi Wasser
www.RachelOrmont.com Peter Vack
2025 Drunken Noodles Lucio Castro
After This Death Lucio Castro
2026 Ponderosa Rob Rice
Lucy Schulman Ellie Sachs
What Can't Be Mentioned Dan Sallitt

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Blake (2025-05-26). "Cannes 2025: Awards, Young Mothers, Sentimental Value, Resurrection". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  2. ↑ Staff, Filmmaker (2022-01-22). ""I Wanted to Restrict Lighting That Didn't Feel Naturally Motivated": DP Barton Cortright on The Cathedral". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2026-08-05.