Christopher Popp
Director of Photography, Local 600

Feature Films

PROJECT DIRECTOR STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO.
BALLS TO THE WALL Penelope Spheeris Male Room LLC.
NIGHT TRAIN Brian King A-Mark, Rifkin-Eberts, Film Tiger
THE TRIBE / THE FORGOTTEN ONES Jörg Ihle Avatar Ent., After Dark Films
LAKSHYA Farhan Akhtar UTV, Excel Entertainment
•Winner, Best Cinematography – 50th Annual Filmfare Awards (Bollywood’s Oscar)
•Winner, Best Cinematography Global Indian Film Award (GIFA)
•Nomination, Best Cinematography – 11th Star Screen Awards
•Nomination, Best Cinematography – Bollywood Awards
AGAINST ALL EVIDENCE
Additional Photography
Sherry Horman Capture Films, RTL II
THE WAR SYMPHONIES:
SHOSTAKOVICH AGAINST STALIN
Additional Photography
Larry Weinstein Rhombus Media
German TV – ZDF
•Winner, Golden Prague For Best Photography
•Winner, International Emmy Award – Best Arts Documentary
SOLIDARITY SONG:
THE HANNS EISLER STORY
Additional Photography
Larry Weinstein Rhombus Media
German TV – ZDF
SEPTEMBER SONGS:
THE MUSIC OF KURT WEILL
Time Lapse Photography
Larry Weinstein Rhombus Media
German TV – ZDF
•Winner, International Emmy Award – Best Performing Arts Show
•Winner, Gemini Award – Best Photography in a Performing Arts Program or Series

Short Films

PROJECT DIRECTOR STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO.
STRINGS Jill Tanner Depth Charge Prods.
SHADOWS Mitchell Levine Shadows Prods.
•Winner, Gregg Toland Heritage Award for Best Cinematography – ASC Awards
•Winner, Grand Prize – Rhode Island Festival
•Winner, Process Award for Visual Excellence – Cleveland Int. Film Festival
•Winner, 2nd Prize – Palm Springs International Film Festival
•Official Selection, Camerimage Festival of the Art of Cinematography
THIS IS HARRY LEHMAN Brian King Rapid City Prods.
•Winner, Silver Remi Award – World Fest Houston
•Winner, Silver Plaque – Int. Film Festival Chicago
PACO FISTRO Anthony Dominici Paco Prods.
COLETTE Mitchell Levine Making Groceries Prods.
THE TYPEWRITER Christopher Popp Bauhaus Prods.

Television

PROJECT DIRECTOR STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO.
HOUSE HUSBANDS (spec TV pilot) Lee Friedlander Playing Pretend Productions
THE MOON ALSO SHINES
FOR SUBTENANTS
(season 1, pilot + 12 episodes)
Peter Vogel,
Dieter Kehler
Phoenix Film, Berlin
(Operator/1st AC)
FATE OF THE WEEK
(season 1, pilot + 20 episodes)
Martin Enlen German TV – ZDF
(1 AC)

Documentary

PROJECT DIRECTOR STUDIO / PRODUCTION CO.
UNTITLED COMEDIAN Jonathan Southard The Jonathan Southard Company
THE REAL AMERICAN – JOE MCCARTHY Lutz Hachmeister BBC
German TV – ZDF
LETTERS FROM STALINGRAD Wolfgang Schön German TV – ZDF
(Operator/1st AC)
MINE SEARCHING IN LYBIA Wolfgang Schön German TV – ZDF
(Operator/1st AC)

Formats

TS: 35mm Anamorphic 2.40:1 & 1.85:1, Super 35mm 3perf. + 4perf. 2.40:1 & 1.85:1, 35mm, Super 16mm, 16mm, RED Camera

Locations

United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Israel, India, Egypt, Libya, Kenya, and the former Soviet Union

Languages

English and German