Director of Photography

James Chressanthis

James Chressanthis, ASC, GSC has shot studio motion pictures, independent features, giant limited series, television drama, documentaries and music videos. His recent cinematographer credits include: Oprah Winfrey’s Greenleaf (OWN/NETFLIX); Electra’s Revenge a documentary of the creation of a new ballet from rehearsal to its premiere performance based upon the drama by Sophocles; The Tale (additional photography, starring Laura Dern, Sundance premiere/HBO); the FBI kidnap procedural GONE (NBC, RTL-VOX, TFI); the dark political drama The Family (ABC); American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) and the civil rights drama The Watsons Go To Birmingham. Major features include the cult hit Urban Legend and additional photography on the Oscar® winning Chicago.