Gregory R.R. Crosby

Mr. Crosby is the resident photographer and videographer for CSULB Dance, producing publicity material and documenting concerts. He teaches Film Production for Dancers and works with senior undergraduate students to create working performance artist portfolios; complete with headshots, studio dance photography, and websites.

Visit Lost Heart Productions for more information on Mr. Crosby's professional activities.

Bachelor of Arts in Film and Electronic Arts, Film and Video Production from California State University, Long Beach

Short Film and Theatrical Video

  • Well-behaved Women (the Crosby Cut) (2024) - Director, Editor - 2024 Contemporary Dance Concert
  • The Coolest Kid (2024) - Director, Editor
  • ACDA 50th Anniversary Documentary (2023) - Director, Editor
  • Magic Glasses (2021) a short film by Gregory R.R. Crosby - Director, Cinematographer, Editor - Santa Barbara International Movie Awards; Santa Barbara (Finalist - Best Short Film), Available to rent on Vimeo OnDemand
  • Selected Works by José Limón (2021) Staging by Brenna Monroe-Cook, Cinematographer, Editor - 2021 CSULB Fall Dance Festival
  • Sad Clown and Other Oddities (2021) by Keith Johnson - Cinematographer, Editor - 2021 CSULB Fall Dance Festival
  • Fight the Fear (2021) by Shyamala Moorty - Cinematographer, Editor - 2022 Nava Gati Contemporary Indian Dance Festival; Sweden, 2022 Marina del Rey Film Festival (Awarded Best Short-Experimental/Dance Film), 2022 CA Women's Film Festival; Sherman Oaks, 2022 Silicon Beach Film Festival; Hollywood, 2022 Experimental Film Festival; Canada (Best Narrative Dance Film), 2023 Indian International Film Festiva; India (2nd Cinematography, 3rd Best Lead Actor, Critics Choice Best Lockdown Short Film), 2023 ADF Movies by Movers; Durham, 2023 Awareness Festival; Los Angeles (Merit of Awareness Award), 2023 Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema; Boulder, 2024 WRPN Women's International Film Festival; Rehoboth (Excellence in Directing Award, Excellence in Cinematography Award), 2023 FilmHaus; Germany (Semi-Finalist Best Cinematography), 2024 WSXA Barcelona International Awards; Spain (Honorable Mention, First-Time Filmmaker), 2024 Free Speech Film Festival; Philadelphia (Semi-Finalist)
  • L.A. Salad (2021) a short film by Gregory R.R. Crosby - Director, Cinematographer, Editor - 2021 Hollywood Verge Film Awards; CA, 2021 Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival; CA, 2021 Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival; Amsterdam, Available to rent from Vimeo OnDemand
  • DOGS (2021) a short film by Artur Lago-V. - Cinematographer
  • Daydream Believing (2021) by Andrew Vaca - Camera Operator, Editor - 2021 CSULB Fall Dance Festival
  • SHADOW (2019) by Francesca Jandasek - Cinematographer, Visual Effects - 2020 ACDA Baja Conference Dance Film Screening, 2020 Los Angeles Dance Festival; CA, 2020 Lady Filmmakers Festival (Best Experimental Film Short Award), 2020 Lady Filmmakers Festival DRIVE IN Event, 2020 Inspired Dance Film Fest Australia (Semi-Finalist Award), 2020 FilmFest by Rogue Dancer, 2020 Yucca Valley Film Festival, 2020 InShadow, 2020 Experimental, Dance and Music Festival, 2020 IndieBOOM! Festival (Winner, Dance Category), 2021 Dunedin International Film Festival, 2021 Beirut International Women Film Festival, 2021 Blacksphere Online Film Festival April 7- 14, 2021 ViDEOSKiN III (Honorable Mention), 2021 Prague International Indie Film Festival (Semi-Finalist for Best Original Score (1st Quarter), Semi-Finalist for Best Ensemble (1st Quarter), Semi-Finalist for Best Editing (1st Quarter), Semi-Finalist for Best Experimental Short (1st Quarter), Streaming: Lady Filmmakers Channel on Festival Flix, SYNETIC Streaming Channel
  • Shattered Vision (2019) by Nancy Rivera - Cinematographer, Visual Effects - 2020 ACDA Baja Conference Dance Film Screening
  • Hiraeth (2018) by Courtney Ozovek - Cinematographer, Projectionist - Video projection for stage work
  • The Immured Woman (2018) by Francesca Jandasek - Cinematographer, Projectionist - Video projection for stage work
  • No Fancy Ride (2016) a short film by Gregory R.R. Crosby – Director, Co-writer, Editor- 2017 CineManiacs Short Film Festival, 2017 SoCal Indie Clips Film Festival; CA (Finalist for Best Comedic Short), 2017 Los Angeles Lift-Off Online, Available to rent from Amazon Video
  • The “Janitor” (2015) a short film by Gregory R.R. Crosby – Director, Co-writer, Cinematographer, Editor- 2016 iHolly Film Festival, Milan Online Film Festival (Finalist Best Actor), Available to rent from Amazon Video
  • Deep Breath While Downing (2015) by Gregory R.R. Crosby and Keith Johnson – Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor – 2015 Prism: an interdisciplinary night of performing art; CA
  • Prism in White (2014) – Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor- 4 the Camera Outdoor Dance Film Festival
  • Then and Now (2013) – by Sophie Monat – Cinematographer, Editor –  2013 Arts Council for Long Beach A LOT initiative CSULB Dance Film Festival; CA  
  • Abattoir (2013) by Gregory R.R. Crosby & Keith Johnson – Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor – 2013 Arts Council for Long Beach A LOT initiative CSULB Dance Film Festival; CA
  • THE HUMANS (2013) – Choreography by Gerald Casel - Cinematographer, Editor - Video projection for stage work
  • Social Domain (2013) – Choreography by Lorin Johnson - Animator - Video projection for stage work
  • Long Road Down from the History Channel’s Hatfields & McCoy's music video for Lisbeth Scott by Gregory R.R. Crosby (2012) – Director, Cinematographer, Editor
  • Wander/lost by Gregory R.R. Crosby and Keith Johnson (2012) - Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor - 2015 40 North - San Diego; CA, 2015 Prism: an interdisciplinary night of performing art; CA, 2014 Short Waves Festival - Dances with Camera; Poland, 2013 Arts Council for Long Beach A LOT initiative CSULB Dance Film Festival; CA, 2013 Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema; CO, 2013 Long Beach Dance Foundation at The Bungalow; CA, 2013 Dance on Camera Film Festival; NY, 2012 4 the Camera Outdoor Dance Film Festival; CA
  • Steve Zee for President Series(2011/2012) by Gregory R.R. Crosby and Steve Zee - Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor – 2011 Topanga Film Festival; CA, 4 the Camera; CA, Online web series
  • Aprés (2011) by Gregory R.R. Crosby & Colleen Dunagan - Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor - 4 the Camera; CA
  • Parallax (2010) by Gregory R.R. Crosby & Colleen Dunagan - Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor - 4 the Camera; CA
  • Disband (2010) – Choreography by Keith Johnson - Animator - Video projection for full evening stage work
  • Gray #2: Boundary (2010) by Jenilyn Brown - Cinematographer – 2011 Dance for Camera Festival, UT
  • Life in Security (2009) by Gregory R.R. Crosby & Keith Johnson - Co-director, Editor - 2014 Utah Dance Film Festival (3rd Place); UT, 2013 Arts Council for Long Beach A LOT initiative CSULB Dance Film Festival; CA, 2013 Long Beach Dance Foundation at The Bungalow; CA, 2012 Dance Conversations at the Flea; NY, 2011 ADF’s 16th Annual International Screendance Festival (Part of the ADF Video Catalog 2015); NC, 2011 WestFest International Dance for Camera Marathon; NY, 2011 The Film Bar; AZ, 2010 Breaking Ground; AZ, 2010 Fusion at the Carpenter Center of Performing Arts; CA, 2010 4 the Camera Outdoor Dance Film Festival; CA
  • Frankfurt (2008) - Choreography by Susan McLain - Editor - Video projection for stage work
  • Promiscuity (2008) by Gregory R.R. Crosby & Colleen Dunagan - Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor - Dance Camera West; CA, 4 the Camera; CA
  • Evacuated (2007) by Stevan Novakovich - Cinematographer, Editor - 2015 d'MOTION; Malaysia, 2013 Dance on Camera; NY, 2013 Arts Council for Long Beach A LOT initiative CSULB Dance Film Festival; 2010 Dance Camera West; CA, 2010 WestFest; NY, 2009 4 the Camera; CA
  • The Unobtrusive Plot(2006) by Gregory R.R. Crosby - Director, Writer, Editor - 2006 FEA Film Showcase, 2006 CSU Media Arts (Honorable Mention for Best Screenplay), 2006 Screening at the Director's Guild of America, 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival

Festival Direction

Mr. Crosby directed the annual film festival, 4 The Camera Outdoor Dance Film Festival for six years; during which time had been part of the Art's Council for Long Beach's A LOT Initiative funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. 

He Co-Directed the CineManiacs Short Film Festival with Department Alumnus Artur Lago-V. which works to intermix narrative genres with Screendance.

Filmmaking

Directing

Cinematography

  • Fight the Fear - WRPN Women's International Film Festival (Excellence in Cinematography Award), Indian International Film Festival (2nd Cinematography), FilmHaus (Semi-Finalist Best Cinematography) 

Visual Effects

  • Shadow - Prague International Indie Film Festival (Semi-Finalist for Best Editing) 
Gregory Crosby dressed all in black holding two cameras, one around his neck and one on a tripod. The background has a few out of focus people against distant trees.
Gregory Crosby wearing a cap and jacket adjusts a projector during an outdoor film festival
Gregory R.R. Crosby, wearing a baseball cap, t-shirt, and shorts, directs Artur Lago-V who is dressed in a gray hooded sweatshirt during a short film shoot. They stand in a cement ravine with an overpass overhead.
Black and white self portrait of Gregory R.R. Crosby in a LB baseball cap
Gregory R.R. Crosby is wearing a baseball cap and sweater while manning a camera and standing next to two grad students who are also bundled up in jackets with a sunrise behind them.
The "Janitor" Don't judge a book by its coveralls. Gregory R.R. Crosby is in a dark suit next to Artur Lago-V who is dressed in a backwards baseball cap, coveralls with a name tag and holding a mop. There are three film strips below then with other actors
No Fancy Ride by Gregory R.R. Crosby. He needs a car to get the girl, he needs a girl to get the car. Nominee for best comedy, Official Selection. Two cops, one formal the other not so much, hover over a man and woman in a convertible car.
L.A. Salad An Excellent Choice a short film by Gregory R.R. Crosby entré Artur Lago-V Iris Svis - A movie poster that looks like a menu with Artur and Iris looking at each other with a plate of salad in between.