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'''Jean de Segonzac''' (sometimes credited as '''Jean DeSegonzac''') is an American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer known for his [[w:cinéma vérité|cinéma vérité]] style in documentaries and gritty television dramas. He directed the {{TRS|Torn|prose=y}}.


== Career ==
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De Segonzac began his career as a cinematographer for ''[[w:Great Performances|Great Performances]]'' in 1972, working consistently in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="rotten_tomatoes">{{cite_web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jean_de_segonzac#:~:text=Beginning%20his%20career%20as%20a%20cinematographer%20for%20%22Great%20Performances%22%20in%201972%2C%20de%20Segonzac%20began%20working%20consistently%20in%20the%20%2780s%20and%2090s.|title=Jean de Segonzac Movies & TV Shows List|date=|accessdate=17 December 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
 
His first major success as a cinematographer was on the Academy Award-winning documentary ''[[w:Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt|Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt]]'' about the [[w:AIDS Memorial Quilt|AIDS Memorial Quilt]].<ref name="tcm">{{cite_web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/46751%7C0/Jean-De-Segonzac#:~:text=his%20first%20major%20success%20as%20a%20cinematographer%20was%20on%20the%20Oscar%2Dwinning%20documentary%20%22Common%20Threads%3A%20Stories%20from%20the%20Quilt%22%20about%20the%20AIDS%20Memorial%20Quilt.|title=Jean De Segonzac|date=|accessdate=17 December 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
 
He co-wrote the [[w:Peabody Award|Peabody Award]]-winning documentary ''[[w:Road Scholar (film)|Road Scholar]]'', chronicling the United States-spanning road trip made by journalist [[w:Andrei Codrescu|Andrei Codrescu]] and poet [[w:Allen Ginsberg|Allen Ginsberg]].<ref name="rotten_tomatoes"/> De Segonzac also filmed two thematically related documentaries, ''Where Are We? Our Trip Through America'' and ''The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg''.<ref name="rotten_tomatoes"/>
 
=== Feature film cinematography ===
 
De Segonzac served as cinematographer on [[w:Nick Gomez|Nick Gomez]]'s independent feature film ''[[w:Laws of Gravity (film)|Laws of Gravity]]'' (1992), which debuted on 21 March 1992 as part of the New Director/New Films screening series at the [[w:Museum of Modern Art|Museum of Modern Art]].<ref name="afi_laws">{{cite_web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/59297#:~:text=Laws%20of%20Gravity%20debuted%20on%2021%20Mar%201992%20as%20part%20of%20the%20New%20Director%2FNew%20Films%20screening%20series%20at%20the%20Museum%20of%20Modern%20Art%20(MoMA).%20The%20film%20was%20met%20with%20rave%20reviews%2C%20particularly%20for%20Jean%20de%20Segonzac%27s%20mostly%20handheld%20photography.|title=Laws of Gravity|date=|accessdate=17 December 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> The film was met with rave reviews, particularly for de Segonzac's mostly handheld photography.<ref name="afi_laws"/> Segonzac was named runner-up for Best Cinematography of 1992 by the [[w:New York Film Critics Circle|New York Film Critics Circle]].<ref name="afi_laws"/>
 
He was also nominated for Best Cinematography at the 1993 [[w:Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]] and the [[w:National Society of Film Critics|National Society of Film Critics Awards]] for his work on ''Laws of Gravity''.<ref name="imdb_laws_awards">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104693/awards/#:~:text=1993%20Nominee%20Independent%20Spirit%20Award-,Best%20Cinematography,Jean%20de%20Segonzac,-1993%20Nominee%20NSFC%20Award|title=Laws of Gravity - Awards|date=|accessdate=17 December 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
 
=== Television directing ===
 
In 1994, he began working as director of photography on the gritty police drama ''[[w:Homicide: Life on the Street|Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', making his directorial debut on it in 1996.<ref name="rotten_tomatoes"/>
 
De Segonzac has directed episodes of ''[[w:Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', with 56 episodes from 1999 to 2025.<ref name="imdb_credits">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0211523/#:~:text=Law%20%26%20Order%3A%20Special%20Victims%20Unit-,8.1,TV%20Series-,directed%20by,1999%E2%80%932025-,56%20episodes|title=Jean de Segonzac|date=26 October 2011|accessdate=17 December 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref> He has also directed nine episodes of ''[[w:Law & Order: Organized Crime|Law & Order: Organized Crime]]'' from 2021 to 2025.<ref name="imdb_credits"/>
 
His other television directing work includes episodes of ''[[w:Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]'' (2018-2020), ''[[w:FBI: Most Wanted|FBI: Most Wanted]]'' (2020-2024), and the series ''[[w:Peacemakers (TV series)|Peacemakers]]'' (2003).<ref name="imdb_credits"/>
 
=== Feature film directing ===
 
De Segonzac made his feature film directorial debut with ''[[w:Mimic 2|Mimic 2]]'' in 2001.<ref name="imdb_credits"/> He directed his second feature film, the low-budget science fiction thriller ''[[w:Lost City Raiders|Lost City Raiders]]'', in 2008.<ref name="imdb_credits"/>
 
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