Phedon Papamichael

Phedon Papamichael, A.S.C.
Born 1962
Athens, Greece
Occupation Director, Cinematographer
Spouse Eka Chichua (29 July 2006 - present)
Children 3 children

Phedon Papamichael, ASC (Greek: Φαίδων Παπαμιχαήλ, born 1962) is a cinematographer and film director.

Born in Athens, Greece, Papamichael came to the United States at age six when his father went to work as a production designer for John Cassavetes. He studied photography and art at the University of Munich, graduating with a degree in Fine Arts in 1982. He learned cinematography on the job, starting with Dance of the Damned in 1988.

Papamichael made his directorial debut with Showtime's Sketch Artist in 1992. He also directed the 1994 independent film Dark Side of Genius. He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2000. In the same year he won the Prix Vision at the Avignon Film Festival for 27 Missing Kisses.

Phedon's most recent directed film From Within premiered April 25, 2008 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was later included as one of the films in the third After Dark Films 8 Films to Die For series.

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Selected filmography

As cinematographer

Year Title Director Notes
1988 Dance of the Damned Katt Shea
1989 After Midnight Jim Wheat
Ken Wheat
Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls Katt Shea aka Stripped to Kill II
Nowhere to Run Carl Franklin
1990 Prayer of the Rollerboys Rick King
Body Chemistry Kristine Peterson
Streets Katt Shea
1991 Driving Me Crazy John Turtletaub
1992 Poison Ivy Katt Shea
1993 Cool Runnings John Turtletaub
Wild Palms Bruce Wagner TV mini-series
1994 Dark Side of Genius also director
1995 Unstrung Heroes Diane Keaton
White Dwarf Peter Markle TV film
While You Were Sleeping John Turtletaub
1996 Unhook the Stars Nick Cassavetes
Phenomenon John Turtletaub
Bio-Dome Jason Bloom
1997 MouseHunt Gore Verbinski
The Locusts John Patrick Kelly aka A Secret Sin
1998 Patch Adams Tom Shadyac
Willie Nelson at the Teatro Wim Wenders
2000 27 Missing Kisses Nana Dzhordzhadze
The Million Dollar Hotel Wim Wenders
2001 America's Sweethearts Joe Roth
2002 Moonlight Mile Brad Silberling
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Wim Wenders segment "Twelve Miles to Trona"
Viel passiert - Der BAP-Film Wim Wenders aka Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film
I Drink, I Gamble and I Write: The Making of Barfly Cecilia Miniucchi
2003 Who Killed the Idea? Hermann Vaske short
Identity James Mangold
Other Side of the Road Wim Wenders short
2004 Sideways Alexander Payne
Mathilde Nina Mimica
2005 The Weather Man Gore Verbinski
Walk the Line James Mangold aka Walk the Line
Lights 2 Marcus Dillistone short
2006 Men in Trees James Mangold pilot episode
10 Items or Less Brad Silberling
2007 3:10 to Yuma James Mangold
2008 W. Oliver Stone
2009 Arcadia Lost also director
2010 Knight and Day James Mangold
2012 The Ides of March George Clooney
Maniac Shia Laboeuf short
The Descendants Alexander Payne
2012 This Is Forty Judd Apatow Post-Production [1]

As director

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