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Sam Ellison(I)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Sam Ellison
Sam Ellison is known for Nickel Boys (2024), The Penguin (2024) and Manchester by the Sea (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
    Nickel Boys
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2024
    Colin Farrell in The Penguin (2024)
    The Penguin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
    Manchester by the Sea
    7.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited)
    • 2016
    Looking for Life (2019)
    Looking for Life
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Tatiana Maslany in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (2026)
      Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
      7.4
      TV Series
      • 'a' camera operator
      • 2026
    • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Scott Adkins, Kyle Chandler, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, and Sasha Calle in The Rip (2026)
      The Rip
      6.8
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • Amanda Seyfried in The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
      The Testament of Ann Lee
      6.4
      • 'a' camera operator
      • second unit director of photography
      • 2025
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Liev Schreiber, Regina King, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Tonic, JC Argüelles, Matt Smith, Zoë Kravitz, Austin Butler, Nikita Kukushkin, and Bad Bunny in Caught Stealing (2025)
      Caught Stealing
      6.8
      • camera operator
      • 2025
    • Amanda Seyfried in Long Bright River (2025)
      Long Bright River
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • 'a' camera operator
      • 2025
    • Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Vivian Bang, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, and Brandon Flynn in The Parenting (2025)
      The Parenting
      5.7
      • 'a' camera operator
      • 2025
    • Colin Farrell in The Penguin (2024)
      The Penguin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 2024
    • Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys (2024)
      Nickel Boys
      6.9
      • 'a' camera operator
      • 2024
    • Robert Durst in The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
      The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
      8.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography: New Orleans
      • director of photography: New York
      • 2024
    • Rudy Mancuso and Camila Mendes in Música (2024)
      Música
      6.4
      • camera operator: 'c' camera
      • 2024
    • Rachel Weisz in Dead Ringers (2023)
      Dead Ringers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • 'a' camera operator
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 2023
    • Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain in The Good Nurse (2022)
      The Good Nurse
      6.8
      • camera operator: 'a' camera
      • 2022
    • Adam Scott in Severance (2022)
      Severance
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • Swamy Rotolo in A Chiara (2021)
      A Chiara
      6.7
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Jason Clarke, Harry Melling, Bill Skarsgård, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Mia Wasikowska, Riley Keough, and Tom Holland in The Devil All the Time (2020)
      The Devil All the Time
      7.1
      • camera operator (uncredited)
      • 2020

    Director

    • Looking for Life (2019)
      Looking for Life
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Distribution
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Between Seasons (2016)
      Between Seasons
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2016

    Cinematographer

    • Lowndes County
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • Robert Durst in The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
      The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Look Into My Eyes (2024)
      Look Into My Eyes
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Jack Mulcahy, Claire Karpen, and Amanda Brooke Lerner in The House on Cox Curve (2019)
      The House on Cox Curve
      3.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Looking for Life (2019)
      Looking for Life
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Mr Wash
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Metamorphosis: Junior Year (2017)
      Metamorphosis: Junior Year
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Distribution
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • The Haircut
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Ashley/Amber (2011)
      Ashley/Amber
      6.7
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Sam Elison

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