Pawel Pogorzelski
Pawel Pogorzelski (born 1979) is a Polish-born Canadian 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.[1] He studied at Concordia University, receiving an undergraduate degree in media communication.[2][3] He moved to Los Angeles in 2008,[1] where he studied at the American Film Institute Conservatory.[3]
Pogorzelski garnered critical acclaim for his work on the 2018 psychological horror film Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster.[4] 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.[5] In 2021, he was the director of photography for the action film Nobody[6] and the Hulu horror film False Positive.[7] In 2022, he served as cinematographer for the DC Comics film Blue Beetle[8] and once again worked with Ari Aster on his surrealist tragicomedy/horror Beau Is Afraid.[9]
Filmography
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pretty Dresses | Ivan Kyambadde | |
| 2007 | Speakeasy | Marc Wiltshire | With Chady Awad |
| 2009 | Joyland | Adam Cosco | |
| Parking Space | David Bitton | ||
| 2010 | Mama's Will | George Maynard | |
| 2011 | The Strange Thing About the Johnsons | Ari Aster | |
| Wacko Jacko | Moe Irvin | ||
| Conflicto | Angel de Santi | With Jimmy Hammond | |
| 2012 | Anonymous (Street Meat) | Migdia Skarsgård Chinea | With Kyle Broom |
| The Last Ghost Dancer | Dylan Bell | ||
| Kninth Floor | Migdia Skarsgård Chinea | ||
| 2013 | The Pamplemousse | Jonathan Watton | |
| Munchausen | Ari Aster | ||
| After Lilly | Aaron Webman | ||
| 2014 | Basically | Ari Aster | |
| The Lord of Catan | Stuart C. Paul | ||
| Remora | Dylan Bell | ||
| The Baddest Part | Adam Azimov | ||
| Patchwork | Tyler MacIntyre | ||
| The Turtle's Head | Ari Aster | ||
| 2015 | Slips | John Hudson | |
| 2016 | Code Blue: A Love Story | Susan Dynner | |
| C'est La Vie | Ari Aster | ||
| No Other Like You | John Hudson | ||
| Bedtime Routine | |||
| 2017 | Harts: Peculiar | Dylan Bell | |
| 2018 | The Monster Within | Ghislain Ouellet Lael Stellick |
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| 2021 | Goodnight Darling | Adam Azimov | |
| Monsters | Frank Tremblay | ||
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Forgotten Ones | Jesse Heffring | |
| 2012 | Underneath | Susan Fuda | |
| 2014 | La ferme des humains | Onur Karaman | |
| Waiting in the Wings: The Musical | Jenn Page | ||
| The 10 Year Plan | J.C. Calciano | ||
| 2015 | Patchwork | Tyler MacIntyre | |
| 2016 | La Dolce Debbie | Alain Zaloum | Documentary film |
| We're Still Together | Jesse Klein | ||
| Boost | Darren Curtis | ||
| iFeel | Ludwig Ciupka | ||
| 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 |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | JewDate | Aaron Webman Jason Mittleman |
8 episodes |
| 2014 | Palo ALto | Lorne Hiltser | |
| 2016 | The Commute | Dane Clark Linsey Stewart |
9 episodes |
| 2019 | Home Videos | Jerrod Carmichael | Documentary series |
| 2020 | Homemade | Ana Lily Amirpour | 1 episode |
References
- 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.
- 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.