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Known For
Camera
Gender
Female
Also Known As
- Maria Mercedes Rusche
Maria Rusche
Biography
Maria Rusche is a Cuban American cinematographer who grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. She got her start as a gaffer and lighting technician on major feature films and television shows, where she developed her eye for lighting and the collaborative skills that are essential to a cinematographer. Her narrative work includes Emma Seligman's feature debut Shiva Baby, which premiered in competition at SXSW 2020 and TIFF 2020, as well as The Rat (Sundance 2019), and One Good Pitch (Tribeca 2016).
Known For
Crew

Summer of 69
Director of Photography
2025

Empire Waist
Director of Photography
2024

A Different Man
"B" Camera Operator
2024

Bottoms
Director of Photography
2023

Dating & New York
Director of Photography
2021

Shiva Baby
Director of Photography
2021

10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
Gaffer
2020

Who We Are Now
Gaffer
2018