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Oktay Ortabasi

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An aging, washed-up comedian still scratching for gigs is confronted with the pressing financial needs of his autistic son.
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Too Hip for the Room (2015)
Oktay Ortabasi is known for The Millennium Bug (2011), Fuel (2009) and The Theory of Nothing (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    The Millennium Bug (2011)
    The Millennium Bug
    4.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011
    Fuel (2009)
    Fuel
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
    The Theory of Nothing
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
    Too Hip for the Room (2015)
    Too Hip for the Room
    8.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Cinematographer

    • Mysteries Decoded
      • Cinematographer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2019
    • Retreat
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
    • Loyalty
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
    • Lost with You
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • The Thing Expanded (2026)
      The Thing Expanded
      8.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Wild West Chronicles (2020)
      Wild West Chronicles
      7.4
      TV Series
      • cinematographer
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022–2026
    • In Search of Darkness 1995-1999: Journey Back Into Iconic '90s Horror (2025)
      In Search of Darkness 1995-1999: Journey Back Into Iconic '90s Horror
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Maya's Mondays (2025)
      Maya's Mondays
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Composer Bot (2025)
      Composer Bot
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Science Fiction Revolution (2025)
      Science Fiction Revolution
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Granite Rapids Moon (2025)
      Granite Rapids Moon
      8.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Unleash Your Animal (2025)
      Liam Finn: Unleash Your Animal
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Con Man (2024)
      Liam Finn: Con Man
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror (2024)
      In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror
      7.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Suspicious (2024)
      Liam Finn: Suspicious
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Living Daylights (2024)
      Liam Finn: Living Daylights
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Grant Harrison, Foreste Jean Feely, and Phoebe Neidhardt in Apple Cider Vinegar (2024)
      Apple Cider Vinegar
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, and Carrie Henn in Aliens Expanded (2024)
      Aliens Expanded
      8.2
      • cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Suntripping (2023)
      Suntripping
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Wild West Chronicles
      • camera operator
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive
      • camera operator (segments)
      • Post-production
    • Motive to Murder (2016)
      Motive to Murder
      6.3
      TV Series
      • cinematographer: interviews
      • 2017–2026
    • Wild West Chronicles (2020)
      Wild West Chronicles
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second unit cinematographer
      • camera operator
      • 2021–2026
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Unleash Your Animal (2025)
      Liam Finn: Unleash Your Animal
      Music Video
      • camera operator
      • 2025
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Suspicious (2024)
      Liam Finn: Suspicious
      Music Video
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • Maurice Compte and Oksana Orlan in Dominique (2024)
      Dominique
      5.4
      • additional drone operator
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • Liam Finn in Liam Finn: Living Daylights (2024)
      Liam Finn: Living Daylights
      Music Video
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • Mason Beals in Elkhorn (2024)
      Elkhorn
      6.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • second unit director of photography
      • 2024
    • Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx in Strays (2023)
      Strays
      6.3
      • additional photography (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Brian Cox in Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars (2022)
      Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • Smoke & Steel - Secrets of the Modern World
      6.5
      TV Series
      • second camera
      • 2022
    • Louise Linton in Me You Madness (2021)
      Me You Madness
      3.9
      • 'c' camera operator
      • key grip
      • 2021
    • Corrupt Crimes (2015)
      Corrupt Crimes
      6.4
      TV Series
      • cinematographer: interviews
      • 2017
    • Michael McKean in Food: Fact or Fiction? (2015)
      Food: Fact or Fiction?
      7.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Sneakerheadz (2015)
      Sneakerheadz
      6.4
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • The Big Bad City (2014)
      The Big Bad City
      7.3
      • camera operator
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Composer Bot (2025)
      Composer Bot
      Short
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Suntripping (2023)
      Suntripping
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • A Moment in the Sun (2020)
      A Moment in the Sun
      7.9
      • producer
      • 2020
    • The Nature Makers (2020)
      The Nature Makers
      9.1
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Project Z: Lost Amazon (2018)
      Project Z: Lost Amazon
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • The Theory of Nothing
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Too Hip for the Room (2015)
      Too Hip for the Room
      8.5
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Backyard Bugs (2014)
      Backyard Bugs
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Millennium Bug (2011)
      The Millennium Bug
      4.3
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Fuel (2009)
      Fuel
      4.8
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2009
    • This Is Encino (2008)
      This Is Encino
      7.0
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • Higher Ground: Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music (2004)
      Higher Ground: Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music
      Video
      • associate producer
      • 2004
    • In Search of the Pantanal (2000)
      In Search of the Pantanal
      Video
      • producer
      • 2000

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    In Search of the Pantanal
    Too Hip For The Room
    Trailer 1:16
    Too Hip For The Room
    Too Hip For The Room
    Trailer 1:16
    Too Hip For The Room

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