Kristina Willemse is a San Francisco–based Director of Photography whose command of specialty camera systems transforms technical precision into immersive, emotionally driven storytelling. A graduate of the California College of the Arts she works across commercial campaigns, narrative films, and broadcast television.

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Kristina moves seamlessly between intimate, performance-driven projects and large-scale, fast-paced productions, crafting images that feel emotionally resonant and lived-in, while serving as a steady and collaborative partner to agencies and directors.

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Kristina has worked with with many phenomenal partners, with projects featured on Amazon Prime, ABC, Food Network, and award-winning websites.

 

Kristina cares deeply about her community and supports organizations focusing on housing stability and the environment such as North Beach Citizens, a non-profit serving homeless and low income citizens of San Francisco, Meals on Wheels and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

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ACCOLADES

Best Experimental Film. California Women's Film Festival. Prufrock. 2020

Webby Award. OMGyes.com. 2017

Lovie Award. OMGyes.com. 2017

Sundance. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. 2017

Frameline. Dyke Central. 2013

San Francisco International Film Festival. Little Sheep. 2012