Phedon Papamichael

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1962-02-10 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Athens, Greece

Also Known As Phedon Papamichael Jr.

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

Camera

2024
A Complete Unknown

as Director of Photography

2024
Daddio

as Director of Photography

2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as Director of Photography

2023
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

2017
Logan

as Additional Photography

2016
The Huntsman: Winter's War

as Director of Photography

2014
The Monuments Men

as Director of Photography

2014
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

2011
The Descendants

as Director of Photography

2011
Maniac

as Director of Photography

2010
Knight and Day

as Director of Photography

2010
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

2006
10 Items or Less

as Director of Photography

2006
Mathilde

as Director of Photography

2006
Men in Trees

as Director of Photography

2005
Walk the Line

as Director of Photography

2005
The Weather Man

as Director of Photography

2004
Sideways

as Director of Photography

2003
Shattered Glass

as Additional Director of Photography

2003
Identity

as Director of Photography

2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

as Director of Photography

2002
Moonlight Mile

as Director of Photography

2002
BAP - Viel Passiert

as Director of Photography

2001
America's Sweethearts

as Director of Photography

2000
The Million Dollar Hotel

as Director of Photography

2000
27 Missing Kisses

as Director of Photography

1998
Patch Adams

as Director of Photography

1998
Willie Nelson at the Teatro

as Director of Photography

1997
MouseHunt

as Director of Photography

1997
The Locusts

as Director of Photography

1996
Phenomenon

as Director of Photography

1996
Bio-Dome

as Director of Photography

1996
Unhook the Stars

as Director of Photography

1995
While You Were Sleeping

as Director of Photography

1995
White Dwarf

as Director of Photography

1995
Unstrung Heroes

as Director of Photography

1994
Stranger by Night

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1994
Dark Side of Genius

as Director of Photography

1993
Cool Runnings

as Director of Photography

1993
Wild Palms

as Director of Photography

1992
Poison Ivy

as Director of Photography

1992
Sketch Artist

as Camera Operator

1991
Driving Me Crazy

as Director of Photography

1991
Prayer of the Rollerboys

as Director of Photography

1990
Body Chemistry

as Director of Photography

1990
Streets

as Director of Photography

1989
After Midnight

as Director of Photography

1989
Nowhere to Run

as Director of Photography

1989
Dance of the Damned

as Director of Photography

1989
Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls

as Director of Photography

Director

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
1994
Stranger by Night

as Second Unit Director

1992
Sketch Artist

as Director

Producer

2023
Light Falls

as Producer

2016
A Beautiful Day

as Producer

Actor

2013
Balkan Spirit

as Self - Cinematographer / Director

1953
The Oscars

as Self