Michael Fimognari

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Michael Fimognari
Born (1974-06-26) June 26, 1974 (age 51)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. [1]
Alma mater USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director
Years active1999–present

Michael Fimognari (born June 26, 1974) is an American cinematographer and director known for his collaborations with Mike Flanagan. [2] [3]

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Early life

He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, [4] and graduated from Pennsylvania State University [5] before receiving a master's degree in cinematography from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2002. [6]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2000The Day BeforeAnn LeSchanderWith Carolina Vila
2002CasablancaMike SaenzWith Matthew Heckerling
Issaquena Lance Hammer
American GulagDagen Merrill
VacationBarbara Stepansky
Sit and SpinKevin Burke
The Ultimate DocumentaryChris PerkelDocumentary short
20042+1Philippe Safir
Restive PlanetJohn Cregan
The First Vampire:
Don't Fall for the Devil's Illusions		 Jason Todd Ipson
CodeChad Galster
2008Elevator People Bring You Up
When You're Feeling Down		Nicholas Dunlevy
2009Le chat est mortLynne Moses
2010The Locked RoomJohn Henry Richardson
2011On Sunday MorningMichaela Hughes
2014Farewell My KingChristian Gossett

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2004 Knots Greg Lombardo
Fighting Tommy Riley Eddie O'Flaherty
2006 Think Tank Brian Petersen
Unrest Jason Todd Ipson
2007 Black Irish Brad Gann
Everybody Wants to Be Italian Jason Todd Ipson
The NeighborEddie O'Flaherty
2008 Shuttle Edward Anderson
Yonkers Joe Robert Celestino
2009 Dare Adam Salky
2010 Au Revoir Taipei Arvin Chen
Brotherhood Will Canon
Beautiful Boy Shawn Ku
The Last HarborPaul Epstein
2011Leave Robert Celestino
96 Minutes Aimée Lagos
2012The Millionaire TourInon Shampanier
Crawlspace Josh Stolberg
Tomorrow You're Gone David Jacobson
2013 Oculus Mike Flanagan 1st collaboration with Flanagan
2014 10 Cent Pistol Michael C. Martin
Jessabelle Kevin Greutert
2015 Demonic Will Canon
The Lazarus Effect David Gelb
Visions Kevin Greutert
2016 Misconduct Shintaro Shimosawa
The Cleanse Bobby Miller
Before I Wake Mike Flanagan
Abattoir Darren Lynn Bousman
Ouija: Origin of Evil Mike Flanagan
2017 Before I Fall Ry Russo-Young
Gerald's Game Mike Flanagan
2018 Fast Color Julia Hart
To All the Boys I've Loved Before Susan Johnson
2019 Doctor Sleep Mike Flanagan
2020 To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You Himself
2021 To All the Boys: Always and Forever Also executive producer
2025 Jingle Bell Heist
Kiss of Death Yoko Okumura Also producer

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Jeff McQueenWith Armando Salas

Web series

YearTitleDirector
2012 The Walking Dead: Cold Storage Greg Nicotero
2013 The Walking Dead: The Oath

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2010-2011Backwash Danny Leiner
2022 The Midnight Club HimselfEpisodes "The Wicked Heart" and "Gimme a Kiss"

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
2016Untitled Paranormal Project David Nutter
2017The Hunted Loni Peristere

Miniseries

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2018 The Haunting of Hill House Mike Flanagan
2021 Midnight Mass Also co-producer
2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Mike Flanagan
Himself		Also executive producer

References

  1. ↑ "Up next: Advancing the craft". Variety. July 28, 2011.
  2. ↑ Sultan, Niv M. (2023-10-09). "'The Fall of the House of Usher' Review: A Haunted Reimagining". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ↑ Fimognari, Michael (2021-10-15). "Cinematographer Michael Fimognari on Shooting the Netflix Series Midnight Mass and Stripping Away Departmental Hierarchy with Red, Green and Blue Camera Teams". Filmmaker (Interview). Interviewed by Matt Mulcahey. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Michael Fimognari". Tiburon International Film Festival. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sampsell, Steve (2020-02-12). "Accomplished cinematographer, director and Penn State alumnus to discuss career". Penn State University. Archived from the original on 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ↑ "UC: Michael Fimognari". USC School of Cinematic Arts. November 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25.


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