Don Arangio is an award winning director, producer and cinematographer based in Los Angeles and New York City. With over ten years experience, he has become known for his work in documentary and unscripted film and television. Don’s work has taken him all over the world, shooting with a multitude of clients including National Geographic, BBC America, Travel Channel, FX, BET, Lifetime, VH1, TLC, and more.
In 2015, Don co-produced his first documentary feature film, "Mount Lawrence" which garnered awards including Best Documentary at The Twister Hill Film Festival and The Hill Country Film Festival.
In 2016, he would work on The Peabody Award Winning "TIME: The Kalief Browder Story" (a six-part documentary series produced by Jay Z & The Cinemart), which aired on SpikeTV and BET.
In 2017, Don’s work brought him to Molokai, HI, for the Travel Channel show “Mysterious Islands” and into the Central Alaskan wilderness with National Geographic’s “Life Below Zero”. His team lived outside in temperatures as low as -40f and traveled by snowmobile while documenting the lives of dog sled racers on the Iditarod Trail.
In 2018, National Geographic's "Life Below Zero," Camera Team, which included Don, won the Emmy for “Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program”. His work could also be seen on his first job as series DP “My Crazy Birth Story”, a documentary and recreation comedy show for TLC.
In 2019, Don was Executive Producer and Director of Photography on the feature length documentary, “Zulu Summer”. The film premiered at The Santa Barbara International Film Festival,
and received a Critic’s Choice distinction from The Los Angeles Times. He also helped shoot Dance Moms Season 8, which filmed primarily in Pittsburgh, PA.
In 2020, Don was the Director of Photography for two programs on BET, "Way Too Crazy" and "Living The Lyrics".
In 2022, Don shot "Black Ink Crew: Compton", which can be seen on VH1, as well as "Billion Dollar Idea" for Fox Business.
In 2023, he shot “Killer Whales” for Hello.TV. He is currently in production on Killer Whales Season 2.