Charlie Sarroff

Charlie Sarroff
Born	Charles Arthur Sarroff Albury, Australia
Education	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Global Cinematography Institute Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2004–present
Organization	Australian Cinematographers Society
Agent	Worldwide Production Agency

Charles Arthur Sarroff is an Australian cinematographer and member of the Australian Cinematographers Society. He is known for his work on the 2022 psychological horror film Smile , its 2024 sequel Smile 2 , and the 2025 neowestern Broke .

Early life and education

Sarroff grew up in Albury–Wodonga and attended Albury High School. ^{[1] [2]} He attended university at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and later attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. ^{[3] [4]} He was inspired at an early age from skateboarding films and the work of Spike Jonze. ^[5]

Career

Sarroff began his career in Australian film and television productions in the early 2000s. He has worked with directors including Parker Finn, Carlyle Eubank, Kelly Oxford, Bryce McGuire, and Larry Charles and is a frequent collaborator with director Natalie Erika James. ^{[6] [7]} For his work on Smile 2, he drew inspiration from the photographs of Luc Kordas and Gregory Crewdson and the paintings of Edward Hopper. ^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2013	Burrow	Natalie Erika James	Canberra Short Film Festival
2015	Hope City	Thomas Baricevic	Palm Springs International Film Festival
2016	Zieri Cosmos	Sam Kristofski
2017	Creswick	Natalie Erika James	New York Film Festival
	Pink Skies Ahead	Kelly Oxford	South by Southwest
2018	Drum Wave	Natalie Erika James	Sydney International Film Festival
2020	Relic		Sundance Film Festival
2022	Smile	Parker Finn	Paramount Pictures
2023	Dicks: The Musical	Larry Charles	A24
2024	Night Swim	Bryce McGuire	Universal Pictures
	Smile 2	Parker Finn	Paramount Pictures
2025	Broke	Carlyle Eubank	Sony Pictures
TBA	Good People, Bad Things	Ninian Doff	MRC
	Saccharine	Natalie Erika James	Stan

Awards and nominations

Sarroff has been recognized for the following films:

• Canberra Short Film Festival: Best Cinematography, win, Burrow (2013)
• ACS Gold Award for Cinematography in a Short Film, win, Creswick (2017)
• ACS Gold Award for Cinematography in a Short Film, win, Drum Wave (2018)
• ACS Gold Award for Cinematography in an Independent Feature, win, Relic (2020)

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. Baker, Peter (December 2024). "Smile 2: DP Charlie Sarroff" (PDF). Australian Cinematographer. Sydney: Australian Cinematographers Society. ISSN   1440-978X . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
2. Baker, Jack (February 13, 2013). "Albury's next Quentin Tarantino?". The Border Mail . Albury–Wodonga . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
3. O'Sullivan, Patrick (December 7, 2018). "The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #154 – Charlie Sarroff". The Wandering DP. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
4. "AFTRS' head of cinematography Kim Batterham inducted into ACS hall of fame" (Press release). Australian Film, Television and Radio School. May 3, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
5. Parkinson, Helen (November 7, 2022). "Smile for the camera". British Cinematographer Magazine. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
6. Bizzaca, Chris (February 17, 2021). "Cinematographers on cameras and lenses from 9 titles in 2020". Screen Australia . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
7. Edelbaum, Susannah (October 29, 2024). ""Smile 2" DP Charlie Sarroff on Lighting a Curse-Afflicted Pop Star in the Big City". Motion Picture Association . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
8. Williams, David (October 4, 2024). "Smile 2: Lighting a Pop Star's Meltdown" (Interview). American Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved November 18, 2025.

External links

• Charlie Sarroff at IMDb