Sean Price Williams
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Born | August 1, 1977 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer film director |
Years active | 2007-present |
Sean Price Williams is an American cinematographer and film director. Williams is known for his work as a cinematographer frequently collaborating with
Early life
He was born in Wilmington, Delaware on August 1, 1977, and lives in New York City.[1][2]
Career
Williams is known for his textured, fluid camerawork (often handheld) and a heightened attention to available light. The
In a 2013 article for
Along with other celebrated figures of the New York independent film scene such as Perry, Kate Lyn Sheil, Robert Greene, Luke Oleksa, and Michael M. Bilandic, Williams was a long-time employee of famed New York video and music store Kim's Video and Music.[6]
In 2020, Williams began preparing for his feature directorial debut, The Sweet East. Written by film critic Nick Pinkerton, it stars Talia Ryder as a runaway high school student who weaves her way through a series of American countercultural groups, extremists, and outsiders. It features Simon Rex, Jacob Elordi, Jeremy O. Harris, and Ayo Edebiri.[7] The Match Factory acquired The Sweet East for sales before its premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The film garnered positive reviews.[8]
Filmography
Feature films
- Frownland (2007)
- Yeast (2008)
- Impolex (2009)
- Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2009)
- Mulberry Street (2010)
- The Color Wheel (2011)
- Kuichisan (2012)
- Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012)
- The Black Balloon (2012)
- If You Take This (2014)
- The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (2014)
- Listen Up Philip (2014)
- Iris (2014)
- Young Bodies Heal Quickly (2014)
- Heaven Knows What (2014)
- Queen of Earth (2015)
- Christmas, Again (2015)
- Sin Alas (2015)
- Kate Plays Christine (2016)
- Good Time (2017)
- Thirst Street (2017)
- Golden Exits (2017)
- Marjorie Prime (2017)
- Wobble Palace (2018)
- The Great Pretender (2018)
- Her Smell (2018)
- One Man Dies a Million Times (2019)
- Tesla (2020)
- Ainu Mosir (2020)
- Zeros and Ones (2021)
- Funny Pages (2022) (with Hunter Zimny)
- The Sweet East (2023) (directorial debut)
- What Doesn't Float (2023) (with Hunter Zimny)
- Between the Temples (2024)
Documentary films
- Turn in the Wound (2024)
References
- ^ Fishman, Margie (September 26, 2014). "'Hellaware' film means no offense to First State". The News Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Yepes, Julia (August 17, 2017). "The cinematographer behind all of your favorite underground films". Interview. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Brody, Richard (March 6, 2015). "Postscript: Albert Maysles, 1926-2015". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- Film.com. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Marsh, Calum (October 24, 2014). "America's most vital filmmaking movement finally shows its face on Canadian screens". National Post. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "The Story of Kim's Video & Music, Told By Its Clerks and Customers". Bedford + Bowery. August 22, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ Skipper, Clay (8 August 2022). "How Jacob Elordi Became Gen Z's Leading Man". GQ.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (2023-05-16). "Cannes First Look: 'The Sweet East' Wanders Around America". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
External links
- Sean Price Williams at IMDb