EFREM PLAWNER
Cinematographer · Filmmaker · Photojournalist

Efrem Plawner

Documentary at the core — with narrative, music, and commercial work in the frame. Vérité, sports nonfiction, public life, and cultural identity.

Based between LA, Portland, New York, and the road — available for field production & small-crew nonfiction.
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Featured · 01

L39ION / L39ENDARY

DP · Executive Producer · 2024 · Los Angeles

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

Featured · 02

Makapo Aquatics

Cinematographer · Field Producer · 2023 · Long Beach, CA

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

Documentary

Spores of Life

Director · DP · 2023

Psychedelic documentary.

Narrative

Drops

Director of Photography · 2022

Narrative — Chapman thesis.

Documentary

Anti-Philosophy Forum

Director · DP · 2023

Vérité — campus culture.

Commercial

Selected Lighting Work

Gaffer · 2021–24

Narrative & commercial.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Willowake

Director of Photography · 2024

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: DINERBOY

Director of Photography · 2023

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Documentary

Lisboa Protests

Director · DP

Youth labor protest documentary.

Documentary

Antithesis

Director · DP

Vérité documentary short.

Documentary

ACMA Dedication

Student Video

Documentary short for ACMA.

Documentary

ACMA Groundbreaking

Documentary Short

Documentary coverage of the ACMA groundbreaking.

Narrative

The Last Rebuy

Short Thriller Film

Narrative short thriller.

Narrative

The Cigarette After

Director of Photography

Narrative short.

Narrative

Winfield

Director of Photography

Narrative short.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Tequila Tequila

Director of Photography

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Bedbug

Director of Photography

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Lola Rice

Director of Photography

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Los Duendes

Director of Photography

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Sophia Center

Director of Photography

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

Music

Chapman Radio Presents: Magaña

Director of Photography

Live session — Chapman Radio Presents series.

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Photography & Photojournalism

Published and personal still work across protests, portraits, sports, labor, public life, and community stories.

Published
Voice of OC
Selected photojournalism assignments — protests, labor, civic life.
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About

Efrem Plawner is a cinematographer, filmmaker, and photojournalist working between Los Angeles, Portland, New York, and the road. Documentary is the core of the work — character-driven nonfiction, sports communities, public life, and cultural identity — and it extends into narrative, music, and commercial production.

He has shot across documentary projects, published photojournalism, and independent film — including L39ION, Makapo Aquatics, and Voice of OC assignments — working in the field, with small crews, close to the people in the frame.

Available for documentary cinematography, field production, editorial photography, BTS, small-crew nonfiction, and development-stage documentary work.

Contact

For documentary shoots, field production, editorial assignments, or project inquiries:

efremdylan@gmail.com
+1 (503) 830-2404
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