Alex Zakrzewski

Alex Zakrzewski
Born
Alexander Zakrzewski
Occupation(s)Television director, cinematographer
Years active1995–present

Alexander Zakrzewski is an American television director and cinematographer. He has directed episodes of Cold Case, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Numb3rs and The Wire, as well as worked on several Tom Fontana produced shows including Homicide: Life on the Street, Oz and The Jury. Prior to his episodic work, he shot documentaries for independent film makers and the US Networks including several for Harpo Productions, where he developed a reputation for fluid hand held work.

For The Wire Zakrzewski directed Season 3, Episode 9, "Slapstick", in 2004.[1][2] He returned in 2006 to direct the ninth episode of the fourth season, "Know Your Place".[3][4] Show runner David Simon, who first worked with Zakrzewski on Homicide: Life On the Street, praised Zakrzewski's work on The Wire's restaurant scene between Howard "Bunny" Colvin and his students in the episode.[5]

  1. ^ David Simon; George P. Pelecanos (November 21, 2004). "Slapstick". The Wire. Season 3. Episode 9. HBO.
  2. ^ "The Wire episode guide – episode 34 Slapstick". HBO. 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2006.
  3. ^ Ed Burns; Richard Price; Kia Corthron (November 12, 2004). "Know Your Place". The Wire. Season 4. Episode 09. HBO.
  4. ^ "Episode guide – episode 46 Know Your Place". HBO. 2006. Archived from the original on November 16, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
  5. ^ Jim King (2003). "3rd Exclusive David Simon interview". The Wire at AOL. Retrieved November 5, 2007. Page 5