Amir M. Mokri
Amir M. Mokri ( Persian امیر مکری; * June 11, 1956 in Iran ) is an Iranian cameraman .
Life
The native Iranian Amir M. Mokri emigrated to the USA in 1977 and after graduating from Emerson College in Boston in 1981 he graduated from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles in 1982 . He then tried to work as a cameraman in the film industry, which he also succeeded with with a few short films, including All You Can Dream in 1986 . With his camera work on Slam Dance and Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive , he was each nominated for the best camera of the Independent Spirit Award . With Jerry Bruckheimer productions such as Coyote Ugly , Bad Boys II and The Legacy of the Secret Book , Mokri was finally able to assert himself as a cameraman in Hollywood.
Parallel to the film, Mokri also worked as a cameraman for countless commercials such as McDonald’s , FedEx , Snickers and Audi .
Amir Mokri is married to producer Winnie Fredriksz.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: All You Can Dream
- 1987: Slam Dance
- 1987: Streetlife (House of the Rising Sun)
- 1989: Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
- 1990: Blue Steel
- 1990: The whore (Whore)
- 1990: Stranger Shadows (Pacific Heights)
- 1991: Born in Queens (Queens Logic)
- 1992: Freejack - Hostage of the Future (Freejack)
- 1993: Daughters of Heaven (The Joy Luck Club)
- 1996: Eye for an Eye (Eye for an Eye)
- 2000: Coyote Ugly
- 2001: do not say a word (Do not Say a Word)
- 2002: The Salton Sea
- 2003: Bad Boys II
- 2004: Taking Lives (Taking Lives)
- 2005: Lord of War - Merchant of Death (Lord of War)
- 2007: The Legacy of the Secret Book (National Treasure: Book of Secrets)
- 2008: 8 angles (Vantage Point)
- 2009: Fast & Furious - New model. Original parts. (Fast & Furious)
- 2011: The Last Knight Templar (Season of the Witch)
- 2011: Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- 2013: Man of Steel
- 2014: Transformers : Age of Extinction
- 2014: Good Kill - Death from Above (Good Kill)
- 2015: Pixels
- 2017: Once Upon a Time in Venice
- 2018: Anon
- 2018: Superfly
- 2019: Murder Mystery
- 2020: Feel the Beat
Awards
- 1988 : Best Cinematography - Slam Dance (nominated)
- 1991 : Best Cinematography - Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (nominated)
Web links
- Amir Mokri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Amir M. Mokri
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mokri, Amir M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mokri, Amir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iran |