Jeff Springer was born in an abandoned town in the California desert, raised in Hawaii, and educated at USC Film School. After living for a winter in Russia, he returned to Los Angeles and began directing music videos and shorts, as well as editing for Fox, the WB, UPN, Lucasfilm, Capitol, and Geffen Records. Burned out and hungover on WWF and bad R&B, he fled to San Francisco to start work on the feature documentary PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA with co-director Chris Metzler. After weeks in the desert and a couple of burnt cameras, the film went on to win 35 awards for Best Documentary and premiered on the Sundance Channel. Meanwhile, Springer was going “undercover” investigating the East German Wild West in Berlin and following the Ska-Funk-Rock band Fishbone around Europe. Now finally, after all that unexpected funkadelic excitement, he suddenly finds himself very content, in a little editing studio overlooking San Francisco.

PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA

A feature documentary about the weird and wonderful people around a forgotten desert lake. The film is narrated by JOHN WATERS, stars SONNY BONO, and features an original score by desert alt-rockers FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ. After premiering at Slamdance, it went on to win 35 Awards for Best Documentary, premiered on the Sundance Channel, and was released nationally on DVD by Docurama. Find out more at: www.plaguesandpleasures.com

LEONARD & THE MOUNTAIN

A short documentary on mountain artist Leonard Knight. It was 1 of 10 featured doc shorts in the INDEPENDENT LENS ONLINE SHORTS FESTIVAL, as well as a pick on Channel 4's FOUR DOCS in the UK. Another version of the film has also been broadcasted nationally on CURRENT TV.

CONSUMING FIRE

A music video for the band Third Day. It is the winner of a BILLBOARD MAGAZINE MUSIC VIDEO AWARD. It was broadcast nationally for years.

BERLIN, TEXAS

Short doc on the music of Friends of Dean Martinez.

PARIS RIOTS TOUR

Short doc on the student riots in Paris.

LUCASFILM LTD. Behind-the-scenes documentaries for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones for broadcast and the DVD.

NBC-UNIVERSAL TELEVISION Commercials for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, as well numerous other network promos and presentations.

GEFFEN RECORDS Pieces for the bands Hole, Aerosmith, and The Bloodhound Gang (winner of an award from Avid), as well as various soundtrack spots.

EVERYDAY SUNSHINE Feature documentary on the band Fishbone. I also cut several music videos for release on their album “Still Stuck in Your Throat,” including Sunless Saturday.


If you are looking for an editor and interested in checking out my full resume, just drop me a line.

FISHBONE - The music videos Forever Moore and Sunless Saturday for the new Fishone album "Still Stuck in Your Throat," as well as shooting on the upcoming Fishbone feature documentary "Everyday Sunshine." [HD]

“AMERICAN DREAMERS” – A new documentary web series from Sony Pictures that features portraits of visionary and often eccentric Americans. [DV]

“POP TECH!” – Interviews with John Legend, photographer Chris Jordan and others at the world changing Pop Tech! conference in Camden, Maine. Funded by Fast Company Magazine and Lexus. [HD]

“LONG DIVISION: THE NEXT BIG THREAT TO DEMOCRACY” – A documentary short on voting which was part of the PBS program “Voting in America." [DV, 8mm]

“INSHA ALLAH”- 35mm fiction short film set during the 1st Gulf War in Iraq. Includes sequences with underwater shooting and lighting. [35mm]

“FINE LINE,” ”CATWALK” and ”AS WE GO ALONG” - Three music videos for Radney Foster and Lee Roy Parnell. Produced for Arista Records. Shot on Location in Austin, Texas. [16mm]

I have also shot countless other short documentaries, fiction short films, and music videos in 35mm, 16mm, 8mm, mini DV, HD, and even Fisher Price Pixelvision. If you are looking for a cinematographer, just get in touch and I can send you a full resume.