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Sandi Sissel

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Sandi Sissel
1st and 2nd unit cinematography
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Sandi Sissel was born on 9 August 1949 in Paris, Texas, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Salaam Bombay! (1988) and The People Under the Stairs (1991).
BornAugust 9, 1949
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BornAugust 9, 1949
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003
    Shafiq Syed in Salaam Bombay! (1988)
    Salaam Bombay!
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
    The People Under the Stairs (1991)
    The People Under the Stairs
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
    Steven Bauer, Treat Williams, and Craig T. Nelson in Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990)
    Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Edition (2018)
      Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Edition
      7.0
      Video Game
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Karaoke Girl (2013)
      Karaoke Girl
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
      Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Angela Davis: Le Combat Continue
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • The Lord God Bird (2008)
      The Lord God Bird
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Angela Bassett, Frankie Faison, Rick Fox, and David Mann in Meet the Browns (2008)
      Meet the Browns
      4.6
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • The Good Fight (2007)
      The Good Fight
      8.8
      • director of photography
      • 2007
    • Night Stalker (2005)
      Night Stalker
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • John Kerry in Going Upriver (2004)
      Going Upriver
      7.7
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed (2004)
      Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
      7.4
      • director of photography
      • 2004
    • In the Echo (2002)
      In the Echo
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Wilder Days
      3.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2000
    • Yellow Card (2000)
      Yellow Card
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • The Endurance (2000)
      The Endurance
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Slavery by Another Name (2012)
      Slavery by Another Name
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2008
    • Oswald's Ghost (2007)
      Oswald's Ghost
      6.5
      • additional photographer
      • 2007
    • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
      Mr. & Mrs. Smith
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Roving Mars (2005)
      Roving Mars
      7.2
      Short
      • additional photography
      • 2005
    • The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
      The Ballad of Jack and Rose
      6.5
      • camera operator: 'b' camera
      • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Kim Basinger, William H. Macy, Jason Statham, and Chris Evans in Cellular (2004)
      Cellular
      6.5
      • director of photography: second unit (as Sandi Sissell)
      • 2004
    • New York Minute (2004)
      New York Minute
      5.0
      • director of photography: additional
      • director of photography: second unit, Toronto
      • 2004
    • R3
      3.3
      • additional photography
      • 2003
    • Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
      7.5
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2003
    • Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)
      Daredevil
      5.3
      • spfx photography
      • 2003
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • additional camera (as Sandra Sissel)
      • 2003
    • Jason Lee and Tom Green in Stealing Harvard (2002)
      Stealing Harvard
      5.2
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2002
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2002
    • Martin Lawrence, Kevin Conway, Vincent Regan, Marsha Thomason, and Jeannette Weegar in Black Knight (2001)
      Black Knight
      5.0
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2001

    Director

    • Nerve.com: Downloading Sex
      7.0
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • 2002
    • High Wire (1984)
      High Wire
      4.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Chicken Ranch (1982)
      Chicken Ranch
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1982

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      • Sandra Sissel
    • Born
      • August 9, 1949
      • Paris, Texas, USA
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