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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-02-10 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Athens, Greece

Phedon Papamichael

Biography:

Phedon Papamichael (Greek: Φαίδων Παπαμιχαήλ, born 1962) is a cinematographer and film director.

Born in Athens, Greece, Papamichael came to the United States at age six when his father went to work as a production designer for John Cassavetes. He studied photography and art at the University of Munich, graduating with a degree in Fine Arts in 1982. He learned cinematography on the job, starting with Dance of the Damned in 1988.

Papamichael made his directorial debut with Showtime's Sketch Artist in 1992. He also directed the 1994 independent film Dark Side of Genius. He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2000. In the same year he won the Prix Vision at the Avignon Film Festival for 27 Missing Kisses.

Phedon's most recent directed film From Within premiered April 25, 2008 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was later included as one of the films in the third After Dark Films 8 Films to Die For series.

Known For

Acting

2013

Balkan Spirit as Self - Cinematographer / Director

1953

The Oscars as Self

Camera

2024

A Complete Unknown as Director of Photography
Daddio as Director of Photography

2023

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Director of Photography
Light Falls as Director of Photography

2022

Brighton 4th as Director of Photography

2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Director of Photography

2019

Ford v Ferrari as Director of Photography

2017

Downsizing as Director of Photography
Logan as Additional Photography

2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War as Director of Photography

2014

The Monuments Men as Director of Photography
Help as Director of Photography

2013

Nebraska as Director of Photography

2012

This Is 40 as Director of Photography

2011

The Ides of March as Director of Photography
The Descendants as Director of Photography
Maniac as Director of Photography

2010

Knight and Day as Director of Photography
Arcadia Lost as Director of Photography

2008

W. as Director of Photography

2007

3:10 to Yuma as Director of Photography

2006

The Pursuit of Happyness as Director of Photography
10 Items or Less as Director of Photography
Mathilde as Director of Photography
Men in Trees as Director of Photography

2005

Walk the Line as Director of Photography
The Weather Man as Director of Photography

2004

Sideways as Director of Photography

2003

Shattered Glass as Additional Director of Photography
Identity as Director of Photography

2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet as Director of Photography
Moonlight Mile as Director of Photography
BAP - Ode to Cologne as Director of Photography

2001

America's Sweethearts as Director of Photography

2000

The Million Dollar Hotel as Director of Photography
27 Missing Kisses as Director of Photography

1998

Patch Adams as Director of Photography
Willie Nelson at the Teatro as Director of Photography

1997

MouseHunt as Director of Photography
The Locusts as Director of Photography

1996

Phenomenon as Director of Photography
Bio-Dome as Director of Photography
Unhook the Stars as Director of Photography

1995

While You Were Sleeping as Director of Photography
White Dwarf as Director of Photography
Unstrung Heroes as Director of Photography

1994

Stranger by Night as Second Unit Director of Photography
Dark Side of Genius as Director of Photography

1993

Cool Runnings as Director of Photography
Wild Palms as Director of Photography

1992

Poison Ivy as Director of Photography
Sketch Artist as Camera Operator

1991

Driving Me Crazy as Director of Photography
Prayer of the Rollerboys as Director of Photography

1990

Body Chemistry as Director of Photography
Streets as Director of Photography

1989

After Midnight as Director of Photography
Nowhere to Run as Director of Photography
Dance of the Damned as Director of Photography
Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls as Director of Photography

Directing

2023

Light Falls as Director

2016

A Beautiful Day as Director

2012

Lost Angeles as Director

2010

Arcadia Lost as Director

2008

From Within as Director

1994

Stranger by Night as Second Unit Director

1992

Sketch Artist as Director

Production

2023

Light Falls as Producer

2016

A Beautiful Day as Producer

Crew

1995

The Conversation as Cinematography