Andrew Droz Palermo

Andrew Droz Palermo
Born	Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2009–present

Andrew Droz Palermo, ASC is an American cinematographer. He is known for his work on The Green Knight (2021), A Ghost Story (2017), You're Next (2011), A Teacher (2013), and for directing Rich Hill (2014) and One & Two (2015).

Early life

Palermo was born in Columbia, Missouri, and was raised in Jefferson City, Missouri. ^[1]

Career

Palermo frequently collaborates with director David Lowery, serving as the cinematographer on his films The Green Knight , A Ghost Story , and a television show Strange Angel . He also works with Hannah Fidell, shooting her films The Gathering Squall, ^[2] Man & Gun, ^[3] A Teacher , 6 Years , and The Long Dumb Road . ^[4] He also served as the cinematographer on You're Next and V/H/S (also actor of role "Fifth Thug" in segment "Tape 56"), both directed by Adam Wingard. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2014, Palermo co-directed Rich Hill , a documentary that won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize ^[7] at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, a collaboration with his cousin Tracy Droz Tragos. ^{[8] [9] [10]} Palermo also directed One & Two , starring Kiernan Shipka and Timothée Chalamet. ^[11] It had its world premiere at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2023, Palermo became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. ^[14]

Filmography

Cinematographer

Feature film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2011	You're Next	Adam Wingard
2013	A Teacher	Hannah Fidell
2015	6 Years
2017	A Ghost Story	David Lowery
2018	The Long Dumb Road	Hannah Fidell
2019	The True Adventures of Wolfboy	Martin Krejčí
2021	The Green Knight	David Lowery
2025	Thunderbolts*	Jake Schreier
TBA	Mother Mary †	David Lowery	Post-production; with Rina Yang

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2015	Independent Lens	Himself Tracy Droz Tragos	Segment Rich Hill
2018	Strange Angel	David Lowery Nelson McCormick Ben Wheatley Steph Green Kate Dennis	6 episodes
2022	Moon Knight	Justin Benson Aaron Moorhead	Episodes "Summon the Suit" and "The Tomb"

Director

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor
2011	A Face Fixed	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer
2015	One & Two	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Note
2015	Independent Lens	Segment Rich Hill

References

1. "Andrew Droz Palermo". Filmmaker Magazine . January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
2. Dawson, Nick (September 4, 2013). "Now Online: Hannah Fidell's A Gathering Squall". Filmmaker Magazine . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
3. "MAN & GUN". Vimeo . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
4. "A Teacher & 6 Years". Andrew Droz Palermo. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
5. Mulcahey, Matt (September 19, 2013). "Deep Fried Interview: You're Next cinematographer Andrew Palermo". WordPress . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
6. Eidelstein, Eric (January 21, 2014). "How I Shot That: The Golden Moments in Sundance Documentary 'Rich Hill'". IndieWire . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
7. Siegel, Tatiana (2014-01-25). "Sundance: 'Whiplash' Takes Top Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
8. Patten, Dominic; Yamato, Jen (January 25, 2014). "Sundance: 'Whiplash' & 'Rich Hill' Win Grand Jury Awards; Dramatic Directing Goes To Cutter Hodierne For 'Fishing Without Nets'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
9. Kilday, Gregg (March 17, 2014). "Sundance Doc Winner 'Rich Hill' Goes to Orchard and Independent Lens". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
10. Brooks, Brian (July 31, 2014). "Specialty B.O. Office Preview: 'Calvary', 'Rich Hill', 'Child Of God', 'The Strange Little Cat'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
11. Yamato, Jen (August 27, 2014). "Four Join 'One & Two' For Sundance Winning 'Rich Hill' Director; 'Total Frat Movie' Taps Tom Green". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
12. "One & Two". Berlin Film Festival. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
13. Doty, Meriah (July 21, 2015). "Kiernan Shipka Discusses Post-'Mad Men' Debut in Indie Drama 'One & Two'". Yahoo Movies . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
14. Williams, David E. (February 25, 2023). "ASC Welcomes New Member Andrew Droz Palermo". American Cinematographer . American Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved February 26, 2023.

External links

• Andrew Droz Palermo at IMDb