Roberto Schaefer
Birth placeWhite Plains, New York, U.S.
Years active1983–present

Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC is an American cinematographer.[1]

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirector
1989The End of the NightDavide Ferrario
1991Le mosche in TestaMaria Daria Menozzi
Gabriella Morandi
1995LoungersMarc Forster
Sebastian Roché
1996Waiting for GuffmanChristopher Guest
2000Everything Put TogetherMarc Forster
Best in ShowChristopher Guest
2001Monster's BallMarc Forster
2004Finding Neverland
2005Stay
At LastTom Anton
2006For Your ConsiderationChristopher Guest
Stranger than FictionMarc Forster
2007The Kite Runner
2008Quantum of Solace
2009Leaves of GrassTim Blake Nelson
2011Machine Gun PreacherMarc Forster
2012The PaperboyLee Daniels
2013The HostAndrew Niccol
2015Miles Ahead[a]Don Cheadle
2016Term LifePeter Billingsley
2017GeostormDean Devlin
2018What They HadElizabeth Chomko
2019The Red Sea Diving ResortGideon Raff
RattlesnakeZak Hilditch
2021Creation StoriesNick Moran
2024The Fabulous FourJocelyn Moorhouse
2025ForelockCaleb Alexander Smith
  1. ^ Also credited as producer

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1992Red Shoe DiariesPeter Care
Ted Kotcheff		Episodes "Bounty Hunter" and "Weekend Pass"
2002Robbery Homicide DivisionStephen GyllenhaalEpisode "A Life of Its Own"
2013Family TreeChristopher Guest8 episodes
2022The PeripheralAlrick Riley4 episodes

TV movies

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1984Finalmente MortaElisabetta Valgiusti
1994RoadracersRobert RodriguezPart of the Rebel Highway series
Cool and the CrazyRalph Bakshi
1999D.O.A.Christopher Guest
2007The Thick of It
2011HallelujahMichael Apted
2019Less Than ZeroCraig Wright

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1994CableACE AwardDirection of PhotographyRoadracers
2004BAFTA AwardsBest CinematographyFinding Neverland[2]
2007St. Louis Film Critics AssociationBest CinematographyThe Kite Runner
2013CamerimageCinematographer/Director Duo (Shared with Marc Forster)[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Thomson, Patricia (November 2007). "Honoring a Lost Friend". American Cinematographer. 88 (11): 52–58, 60–61.
  2. ^ "BAFTA 2005 shortlist". britfilms.com. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  3. ^ "Camerimage 2013". Camerimage. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Lesnick, Silas (November 29, 2013). "Camerimage Interview: Cinematographer Roberto Schaefer". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved August 16, 2017.