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Born | Haifa, Israel | July 2, 1988
Alma mater | New York University (BFA) |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 2011 - Present |
Notable work | A Nightmare Wakes (2020) Allswell in New York (2022) The Creator (2023) |
Website | http://orensoffer.com |
Oren Soffer (Hebrew: אורן סופר) (born July 2, 1988) is an Israeli-American cinematographer. [1] [2] [3] He is best known for his work on the science fiction film The Creator (2023), which he filmed as co-cinematographer with Greig Fraser, as well as Allswell in New York (2022), Fixation (2022), A Nightmare Wakes (2020), and Opera of Cruelty (2017). [4] [5] [6] [7] In 2024, he was listed on Variety 's "10 Cinematographers to Watch." [8]
Soffer studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Gordon Willis Student Heritage Award in 2015. [9] He has been an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. [10] In 2022, he was brought in by Greig Fraser to take over as director of photography for the main production shoot of Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator , which was filmed in Thailand from January to May of that year, while Fraser worked on the film's pre-production before moving to a remote role due to his commitment to Dune: Part Two . This would mark Soffer's first film production for a major film studio. Edwards praised the talent and expertise Soffer brought to the film's production, calling him a "real future rising star in the DoP world. He’s super-smart. He’s got a great eye." [11] For their work on the film, Soffer and Fraser were nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards and longlisted in the Best Cinematography category at the 77th British Academy Film Awards. [12] [13]
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2011 | Swimming Pool | Himself | Also writer and editor |
2012 | Free | Marlee Roberts | |
Citizen Jane | Ben Nelson | ||
Still | Ben Nelson | ||
A Flight of Fancy | Scott Schuler | ||
2013 | Almond Joy | Nora Unkel | |
Reservations | Charlie Redd | Also camera operator | |
Lonely Devil666 | John Liang | ||
It Don't Come Easy | Sabrina Jaglom | Also camera operator | |
Life Out There | Zach Terry | ||
Matches | Samuel Besser | ||
A Teacher's Reward | Laura Brown | ||
A Mail Tale: The Untrolled Story | Ben Nelson | ||
Blood Relations | Chris Kappel | ||
2014 | Little Drifter | Jacob Bittens | |
Do Us Part | Katie Baldocchi | ||
A Quiet Life | Zach Terry | ||
Florence is Burning | Mackenzie Lukenbill | ||
An Unknown Condition | Alfonso Morgan-Terrero | ||
2015 | Karkass Karts | Ben Nelson | |
Swept | Jeanna de Waal Morgan Lynch | ||
Check Please | Daniel Sorochkin | ||
2016 | #BlowingUp | Ben Nelson | |
Uncle Gareth | Chris London | ||
Kabul | Lauren Fritz | ||
Gallina | Lauren Fritz | ||
The New 35 | Michelle Bossy | ||
Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Excavation of Professor Ahab | Chani Gatto-Bradshaw | ||
2017 | Lola and Dallas | Daniel Sorochkin | |
Alientologists | Tyler Rabinowitz | ||
Far from the Tree | Dave Thomas | ||
Stanley & Afsaneh | Jamaal Parham Bashan Aquart | ||
The Untimely Gift | Scott Aharoni Dennis Latos | ||
Opera of Cruelty | Max Fedore | ||
2018 | Ready | Melissa Farman | |
EL Cuco is Hungry | Daniel Garcia | ||
Aurum I | Max Fedore | ||
2019 | Negroland | Jewel Coronel | |
Ride | Meredith Alloway | ||
2020 | See You Soon | Tyler Rabinowitz | |
Margo & Perry | Becca Roth | ||
2021 | For Armetta | Kevin Wilson Jr. | |
Champ | Ben Tricklebank | ||
The Letter Men | Andy Vallentine | ||
2022 | Fraud | Zen Pace | |
Catalina | Tyler Rabinowitz | ||
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2015 | No Letting Go | Jonathan D. Bucari | Also camera operator |
2016 | Little Miss Perfect | Marlee Roberts | |
2017 | A Good Dream | Mahum Jamal | |
Fail State | Alexander Shebanow | Shared credit with Joel Kingsbury, Alexander J. Hufschmid, Alexander Shebanow and Michael Swaigen | |
2020 | A Nightmare Wakes | Nora Unkel | |
2022 | Allswell in New York | Ben Snyder | |
Fixation | Mercedes Bryce Morgan | ||
2023 | The Creator | Gareth Edwards | Shared credit with Greig Fraser |
TBA | Onslaught | Adam Wingard | Filming |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2016 | Fallout High | TV short |
2021 | Action Royale | 10 episodes |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2016 | "Burning in Birmingham" | Also producer |
2017 | "Good Hurt" | |
"Pumpkin Pie" | ||
2018 | "Come Follow Me Down" | |
2019 | "God Bless Our Souls" | |
2020 | "Pink Pony Club" |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | FilmQuest | Best Cinematography | Karkass Karts | Nominated | [14] |
American Society of Cinematographers | Heritage Awards | Reservations | Nominated | [15] | |
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival | Excellence In Cinematography | No Letting Go | Nominated | [16] | |
2017 | First Run Film Festival | Craft Award - Cinematography | Opera of Cruelty | Won | [17] |
Nordic International Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Far from the Tree | Nominated | ||
IndieFEST Film Awards | Award of Excellence - Best Cinematography | Won | |||
Reel East Texas Film Festival | Best Cinematography - Short | Nominated | |||
Focus International Film Festival | Jury Prize - Best Cinematography in a Short Film | Nominated | |||
Southampton International Film Festival | Best Cinematography in a Short Film | Won | |||
Nordic International Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Nominated | |||
Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival | HIMPFF Award of Recognition - Best Cinematography | A Good Dream | Won | ||
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Berlin | Best Cinematography in a Feature Film | Won | |||
International Independent Film Awards | Platinum Award - Best Cinematography | Won | |||
2023 | Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography (Shared with Grieg Fraser) | The Creator | Nominated | [12] |
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