Paavo Hanninen

(He/Him/His)

Cinematographer

Los Angeles, California US

Available for Freelance

Open To Mentoring

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Documentary/EPK Cinematographer & Writer/Director -- shot for Apple/Netflix/HBOMax etc & played at Sundance/Tribeca/Rotterdam etc -- worked with Trailer Park/Mob Scene for EPK--directed work for The New Yorker

About

Paavo Hanninen is a New Orleans-based writer/director/cinematographer. Born and raised in Alabama and a graduate of UT-Austin’s MFA program, Paavo’s work has been shown around the world, from Idaho to Brazil. As a cinematographer, he has shot for projects that have been shown at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, Rotterdam, and SXSW, and on Netflix, HBO, and Hulu among others including Garrett Bradley's "Alone" and Margaret Brown's "Descendant". As a writer/director, currently Paavo is in pre-production on his debut narrative feature, Remote View, which was a semi-finalist for the Almanack Writers Nantucket Screenwriters Colony. Additionally, most recently he has worked as cinematographer for EPK/BTS on Apple TV+'s Black Bird and the forthcoming Fox Searchlight film AND by Yorgos Lanthimos.

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