Pawel Pogorzelski

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

Feature films

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

Year Title Director Notes
2020 Homemade Ana Lily Amirpour Episode "Ride It Out"

Short films

Year Title Director Notes
2011 The Strange Thing About the Johnsons Ari Aster
2013 Munchausen

References

  1. ^ "Wyemigrował z Włocławka do Montrealu. Dziś Paweł Pogorzelski pracuje z Joaquinem Phoeniksem [WYWIAD]". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Pawel Pogorzelski". Polish Film LA. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Behind the Look with Pawel Pogorzelski". Red Digital Cinema. June 8, 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Loder, Kurt (June 25, 2021). "Review: False Positive". Reason. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.