In 2017, Rachel Morrison '00 (BFA, Photography & Imaging/Film & TV) became the first woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, breaking a 90-year long streak of the category's male-ony award nominees. She received the nomination for her work in Dee Rees' '07 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film) film Mudbound. After that, Morrison went on to become the first female cinematographer to make a Marvel movie with Black Panther.
Morrison recently released her feature directorial debut, The Fire Inside. The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, a biographical sports film about American professional boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields.
TheWrap magazine sat down with Morrison to talk to her about everything from her time at Tisch to debuting this film.