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CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1970 · THAILAND

Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

Patient, natural-light 35mm imagery.

Born
1970
Country
Thailand
Field
Cinematographer

KNOWN FOR

  1. 2010Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  2. 2017Call Me by Your Name
  3. 2018Suspiria

WHY THEY MATTER

Independent Spirit Awards for Call Me by Your Name and Suspiria; Dubai International Film Festival best cinematographer for Uncle Boonmee; Robby Muller Award at Rotterdam (2022).

THE LIFE

Mukdeeprom is a Thai cinematographer best known for his work with Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Luca Guadagnino. He shot Apichatpong's Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, which won him the best cinematographer prize in Dubai. For Guadagnino he shot Call Me by Your Name and Suspiria, both winning Independent Spirit Awards for cinematography. In 2022 the Rotterdam festival honoured him with the Robby Muller Award.

Source: Wikipedia

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