Oren Soffer (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]
Career
Oren 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.[8] He has been an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.[9] In 2022, he was brought in by Grieg 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."[10]
Filmography
Short film
Year
Title
Notes
2011
Swimming Pool
Also director, writer and editor
2012
Free
Citizen Jane
Still
A Flight of Fancy
2013
Almond Joy
Reservations
Lonely Devil666
It Don't Come Easy
Life's Out There
Matches
A Teacher's Reward
A Mail Tale: The Untrolled Story
Blood Relations
Mastodon
Director only
2014
Little Drifter
Do Us Part
A Quiet Life
Florence is Burning
An Unknown Condition
2015
Karkass Karts
Swept
Check Please
2016
#BlowingUp
Uncle Gareth
Kabul
Gallina
The New 35
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