Emily Topper earned her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Writing from Swarthmore College. She began in film as an Associate Producer on such PBS documentaries as Gay Bingo (2000) and Mural (2001). In 2004, she earned her MFA from the Cinema School at USC and began working as a cinematographer. Recent work includes the music video, Happy Birthday Guadalupe , for the Killers, and a feature documentary, Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm , which premiered at SXSW in 2010. She is currently shooting a film in West Baltimore.

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Emily Topper on IMDB: here

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