Steve Gainer, ASC ASK is an Emmy Award winning American cinematographer, director, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the American Society of Cinematographers, a member of the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 2013 and 2015, Gainer directed episodes of the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward. In 2014, he won a Daytime Emmy for a PSA based on that series.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1994 Ceremony Joe Castro1997 Expose Brian Rudnick Macon County Jail Victoria Muspratt With Harry C. Box Don't Sleep Alone Tim Andrew Shadow Dancer Stanley LeeStanley Yung With Michael E.J. Miller1999 Road Kill Matthew Leutwyler Foolish Dave Meyers Facade Carl Colpaert 2001 Bully Larry Clark2004 Black Cloud Ricky Schroder Mysterious Skin Gregg Araki A Dirty Shame John Waters 2005 Wassup Rockers Larry Clark2007 You Are Here Henry Pincus Remember the Daze Jess Bond2008 While She Was Out Susan Montford Punisher: War Zone Lexi Alexander 2009 Taking Chances Kit Umbrage With Brian Sweeney2010 Super James Gunn Dirty Girl Abe Sylvia 2011 Setup Mike Gunther Direct-to-video 2012 Nature Calls Todd Rohal 2013 A Haunted House Michael Tiddes2014 Everly Joe Lynch Catch Hell Ryan Phillippe 2015 Big & Rich: Gravity Long Form Project Trey Fanjoy 2017 Mayhem Joe Lynch 2019 The Last Laugh Greg Pritikin
Short film Year Title Director Notes 1996 Trust Games Adam Prince 1998 Luz de la mission Martin Flores With Peter Rieveschl and Mario Zavala 2001 Note come due Jordan Freid 2002 Heroes Johnathon Schaech 2004 Lonely Place Kevin Ackermann 2009 One Night Only Chadd Harbold2013 The Thread Steven Brill Segments of Movie 43 Victory's Glory Rusty Cundieff Beezel James Gunn 2018 Day of Reckoning Jeff Wolfe TBA The Runt Christy Stratton
Documentary film Year Title Director Note 1999 Three Days With Kevin Ford and Luke Geissbühler
Television Year Title Director Notes 1997 Click Episode "Secrets Revealed" 2008 Camp Rock Freestyle Jam Art Spigel TV short 2009 Sugarland: Live on the Inside Shaun Silva TV special 2011 Awkward 71 episodes;Also directed episodes "Taking Sides" and "Digging Deep" 2013 Starting Strong 2014 Happyland 7 episodes 2015 Just Add Magic 2016-2017 Sweet/Vicious All 10 episodes 2017 Will vs. The Future Joe Nussbaum 2019-2020 Schooled All 34 episodes 2021 On My Block 4 episodes 2021-2022 Puppy Place All 16 episodes 2022 Life by Ella All 10 episodes 2023 With Love Season 2
TV movies Year Title Director Notes 2002 Teenage Caveman Larry Clark2013 Our Wild Hearts Ricky Schroder Also producer Ladies' Man: A Made Movie Ryan Shiraki 2016 An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas Valerie Weiss2017 An American Girl Story: Ivy & Julie 1976 - A Happy Balance Sasie Sealy An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life Alison McDonald
Documentary film Year Title Director Note 2010 Boys of Fall Shaun Silva With Blake McClure
Videography Year Title Artist Director Source 1998 "Tell Me (Remix)" Beenie Man ft. Angie Martinez Mike Maloy 1999 "Bawitdaba" Kid Rock Dave Meyers 2001 "Elisabeth" Billy GilmanShaun Silva 2002 "Young"Kenny Chesney2003 "Big Star" "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" "Tennessee" Marcel "I Hate Everything About You" Three Days Grace Scott Winig2004 "Whiskey Lullaby" Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss Rick Schroder "First Straw" 311 Scott Winig "I Go Back"Kenny ChesneyShaun Silva "Anything but Mine" 2006 "Friendly Fire" Sean Lennon Michele Civetta 2008 "Golden Age" TV on the Radio Petro 2009 "Here Comes Goodbye" Rascal Flatts Shaun Silva 2011 "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" Panic! at the Disco Shane Drake2014 "We Are Done" The Madden Brothers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith "Lonely Tonight" Blake Shelton Shaun Silva 2018 "Happier" Marshmello and BastilleMercedes Bryce Morgan 2019 "Here with Me" Marshmello ft. Chvrches
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