EFREM PLAWNERCINEMATOGRAPHER · FILMMAKER · PHOTOJOURNALIST
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Efrem Plawner - Documentary Cinematographer, Filmmaker, Photojournalist

Featured Work

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Featured · 01

L39ION / L39ENDARY

Director of Photography

Following Justin Williams and L39ION through cycling, identity, power, and the future of American racing.

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Featured · 02

Makapo Aquatics

Co-Director of Photography · Editor

Adaptive outrigger paddlers and the community built around endurance, disability, water, and trust.

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Narrative / Experimental

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Army BratNarrative Short Film View project → The Scottsdale High Squirrel KillerComedy Short Film View project → The Cigarette AfterNarrative Short Film View project →

Documentary

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AntithesisDocumentary Short View project → The Josiah MethodEthnographic Documentary View project → Lisboa ProtestsYouth Labor Protest Documentary View project →

Music Films

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Chapman Radio Presents: Sophia CenterMusic Film View project → Chapman Radio Presents: DINERBOYMusic Film View project → Chapman Radio Presents: Los DuendesMusic Film View project →

Photography

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About

Efrem Plawner is a documentary cinematographer, filmmaker, and photojournalist based between Los Angeles, Portland, and New York. His work centers on vérité nonfiction, including sports communities, public life, and cultural identity, and extends into narrative, music, and commercial production.

Recent work includes L39ION / L39ENDARY and Makapo Aquatics, alongside narrative shorts, live-session music films, and photojournalism for Voice of OC. He works in the field, with small crews, close to the people in the frame.

Available for documentary cinematography, field production, editorial photography, and development-stage documentary work.

Contact

For documentary shoots, field production, editorial assignments, and project inquiries.

+1 (503) 830-2404
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