Pawel Pogorzelski (born 1979) is a Polish-Canadian[1] cinematographer, known for his work with director Ari Aster.
Pogorzelski was born in 1979 in Włocławek, Poland but moved to Montreal with his family when he was 2.[2] He studied at Concordia University, receiving an undergraduate degree in media communication.[3][4] He moved to Los Angeles in 2008,[2] where he studied at the American Film Institute Conservatory.[4]
Pogorzelski garnered critical acclaim for his work on the 2018 psychological horror film Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster.[5] They would work together again on the 2019 film Midsommar, for which he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards.[6] In 2021, he was the director of photography for the action film Nobody[7] and the Hulu horror film False Positive.[8] In 2023, he served as cinematographer for the DC Comics film Blue Beetle[9] and once again worked with Ari Aster on his surrealist tragicomedy horror film Beau Is Afraid.[10]
Filmography
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Patchwork | Tyler MacIntyre | |
| 2016 | We're Still Together | Jesse Klein | |
| Boost | Darren Curtis | ||
| 2017 | Tragedy Girls | Tyler MacIntyre | |
| 2018 | Hereditary | Ari Aster | |
| 2019 | Midsommar | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2021 | Nobody | Ilya Naishuller | |
| False Positive | John Lee | ||
| Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon | Ana Lily Amirpour | ||
| 2022 | Fresh | Mimi Cave | |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Ari Aster | |
| Blue Beetle | Ángel Manuel Soto | ||
| 2025 | The Woman in the Yard † | Jaume Collet-Serra | Post-production |
| TBA | Holland, Michigan † | Mimi Cave | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Homemade | Ana Lily Amirpour | Episode "Ride It Out" |
Short films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Strange Thing About the Johnsons | Ari Aster | |
| 2013 | Munchausen |
References
edit- ^ "Wyemigrował z Włocławka do Montrealu. Dziś Paweł Pogorzelski pracuje z Joaquinem Phoeniksem [WYWIAD]". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ a b Dobrzyński, Przemysław (July 3, 2019). ""Dostęp do zawodu jest łatwiejszy, ale o wiele trudniej wyłowić z tego grona artystów". Rozmawiamy z autorem zdjęć do "Midsommar. W biały dzień"". rozrywka (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Pawel Pogorzelski". Polish Film LA. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b Trusewicz, Bernadetta (June 7, 2019). "Polski operator autorem zdjęć do 'Midsommar. W biały dzień'! W kinach od 5 lipca". Baza Filmowa. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Behind the Look with Pawel Pogorzelski". Red Digital Cinema. June 8, 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 21, 2019). "Spirit Award Nominations: A24 Leads For 4th Straight Year With 18 Noms As 'Uncut Gems' & 'The Lighthouse' Come Up Big". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Mulcahey, Matt (May 20, 2021). ""On Every Movie I Do, I Try to Test Every Single Camera I Can Get My Hands On": DP Pawel Pogorzelski on Nobody". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Loder, Kurt (June 25, 2021). "Review: False Positive". Reason. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Monika (April 18, 2022). "Director Of DC's Blue Beetle & Transformers Scopes Out El Paso". 93.1 KISS-FM. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (2023-04-12). "'Beau Is Afraid' Review: A Visit With Mommy Dearest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-25.