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Eli Arenson
Born (1988-02-14) February 14, 1988 (age 36)
Alma materAFI Conservatory (MFA)
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2010 - Present
Notable workLamb (2021)
The Watchers (2024)
The Deliverance (2024)
Websitehttp://eliarenson.com

Eli Arenson (born 14 February 1988) is an Iceland based cinematographer.[1] He is best known for his work on A24's Lamb (2021)[2], as well as Lee Daniels' The Deliverance (2024) and Ishana Night Shyamalan's The Watchers (2024)[3].

Career

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Arenson began his career as a military photojournalist and war corespondent[4] before shifting into commercial and narrative films. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory's MFA program in Cinematography in 2015[5][6], his thesis film All These Voices winning the student Academy Award in 2016.[7] In 2019, he filmed the A24 film Lamb which won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize of Originality (2021)[8] and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (2022). In 2022, Arenson teamed up with director Lee Daniels to shoot his Netflix film The Deliverance (2024), which topped the global streaming charts upon release[9]. In 2023, producer M. Night Shyamalan hired Arenson to film The Watchers (2024), the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures[10][11]. In addition, he filmed the Cannes Film Festival Special Mention winning short film Fár (2023)[12].

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Studio
2021 Lamb Valdimar Jóhannsson A24
2024 The Deliverance[13] Lee Daniels Netflix
The Watchers Ishana Night Shyamalan Warner Bros. Pictures
TBA The Damned Thordur Palsson

Television

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Year Title Notes
2021 Trapped 3 episodes
TBA Vigdís 4 episodes

Music Video

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Year Title
2022 Björk "Sorrowful Soil"
2019 Mark Ronson "Late Night Feeling" ft. Lykke Li
Dominic Fike "3 Nights"
2018 A$AP Rocky "A$AP Forever" ft. Moby

Awards and nominations

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  • Edda Award Best Cinematography for Lamb (2021)
  • Gianni Di Venanzo Award Best Cinematography in a Foreign Film for Lamb (2021)
  • Camerimage special screening of Lamb (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "Eli Arenson / Lamb". British Cinematographer. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ Mulcahey, Matt (2 November 2021). "20,000 Kelvin at 9 PM: DP Eli Arenson on Lamb". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Eli Arenson, TLS Vega Lenses & 'The Watchers'". www.truelens.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ Hazlewood, Kirsty (25 February 2022). "Israeli DP Eli Arenson talks about his approach to shooting Valdimar Jóhannsson's gripping pastoral thriller Lamb". Cinematography World. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Catching Up With Alumni Sara Nassim and Eli Arenson on Their Cannes Film LAMB". American Film Institute. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ Elbaba, Julia (25 October 2021). "Halyna Hutchins' cinematographer friend slams 'calculated ignorance & negligence on set that led to her death'". The US Sun. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Aftermath in Images". Short Takes. American Cinematographer. November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Afcinema (13 October 2024). "Eli Arenson nous parle de son travail sur "Lamb", de Valdimar Jóhannsson". Afcinema (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (7 September 2024). "Luminate Streaming Ratings: 'The Deliverance,' 'Worst Ex Ever,' 'The Rings of Power' Lead a Sleepy Summer Frame Aug. 30-Sept. 5". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. ^ Warner Bros. Entertainment (2 July 2024). The Watchers | Welcome To The Show: The Making of The Watchers | Warner Bros. Entertainment. Retrieved 18 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ KingdomOfDreamsPodcast (15 June 2024). EP 120 - Eli Arenson on Crafting 'The Watchers': Behind-the-Scenes. Retrieved 18 October 2024 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "FÁR (INTRUSION)". Festival de Cannes. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Eli Arenson Cinematographer American Film Institute AFI After Film School #25 - The Deliverance DP by AFTER FILM SCHOOL Podcast". Spotify for Podcasters. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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