Florentine Films | Sherman Pictures

About Roger Sherman

Director   Producer
Cinematographer
Still Photographer
Author

Roger Sherman’s films have won an Emmy, a Peabody and two Academy Award nominations.

His subjects include art, history, science, social issues and the environment.

Cinematography

Roger is the cinematographer on most of the films he creates. He works freelance, shooting for The Gates for Maysles Films, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Mayans for the National Gallery of Art and many others.

Photography

Roger shoots food, gardens, travel, portraits, and whatever else catches his eye. His work has appeared in Town & Country, Saveur, Budget Travel, Garden Design, MetHome, and Newsweek. Most recently he photographed The Brisket Book by Stephanie Pierson.

The Book: Ready Steady Shoot

Ready Steady Shoot: The Guide to Great Home Video is an upbeat and readable book and eBook for the tens of millions of people who shoot videos of their vacations, their kids plays and ballet classes, parties with anything from an iPhone to a digital still camera to an expensive camcorder. It’s a book about technique, not technology.

Films

• CHEVY 100
• The Restaurateur
• Medal of Honor
• Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds
• Alexander Calder
• Zapruder & Stolley
• The Rhythm of My Soul
• Beyond Black and White
• The Search for Israeli Cuisine
• The American Brew
• What to Do When No One Has A Clue
• Don’t Divorce the Children
• Strings Without Borders
• The Garden of Eden
• Fast Eddie and the Boys
• A Dream House
• Food Fright