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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1984 · AUSTRALIA

Ari Wegner

Composed, painterly frames with a stillness that builds tension.

Born
1984
Country
Australia
Field
Cinematographer

KNOWN FOR

  1. 2016Lady Macbeth
  2. 2021The Power of the Dog
  3. 2020Zola

WHY THEY MATTER

Academy Award nomination for The Power of the Dog, only the second woman nominated in the award's history; member of the ACS and ASC.

THE LIFE

Wegner is an Australian cinematographer. She shot William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth and Janicza Bravo's Zola. For Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog she received an Academy Award nomination, the second woman ever nominated in the category. Her framing is noted for its stillness and painterly composition.

Source: Wikipedia

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Intimate, textured film naturalism for European and international directors.

Happy as Lazzaro, 2018Source: Wikipedia