Anna J. Foerster (born 1971) is a German-born American film and television cinematographer and director. She is best known for pioneering the use of the ARRI Alexa camera system.
As a second unit cinematographer, Foerster worked on the films Alien Resurrection (1997), ' (2002), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), ÃÂon Flux (2005) and 10,000 BC (2008), also working as a second unit director on the latter four films.
She was the cinematographer for the visual effects and/or miniature unit on Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), Pitch Black (2000) and Stuart Little 2 (2002).
As a director, she directed five episodes of the television series Criminal Minds, an episode of its spin-off , three episodes of Unforgettable, and four episodes of the Starz series Outlander.
In 2008, she was reported to be developing Secret Hunter, based on the Ranulph Fiennes novel The Secret Hunters (2002).
She served as director of photography on Anonymous (2011) and White House Down (2013). On Anonymous, she was one of the first directors to use the ARRI Alexa camera system, using a prototype provided by ARRI.
Foerster made her feature film directing debut with the action horror film ' (2016).
In 2016, J. J. Abrams and his production company Bad Robot hired Foerster to direct Lou, a thriller about a mother trying to recover her abducted child. Lou would release in 2022.
Film
Television