Sion Michel
# Sion Michel

Sion Michel, ACS is an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Michel is notable for his cinematography work with Dion Beebe in the films Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and Collateral (2004). In addition, he has performed extensive cinematography work for various other films, especially Hong Kong films, as well as on different film and video projects with Steven Spielberg, Rob Marshall, Toyota, and Nike. He is also the founder of Mettafilm, a film production company.

## Education

Sion Michel was born in the United States, and has also spent much of his life in Australia. Michel obtained an M.A. in Cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 1992. He has been actively working in cinematography and photography since the 1990s.

## Career

Sion Michel has been an active cinematographer in the film industry since 1986.

Michel was Cinematographer for many notable films, including The Old Way, Sons of the Neon Night, Heartfall Arises, Shanghai Noir, and Like a Dream. Other production roles include cinematography work for the films Chasing Rabbits, WPPI 2013, and Laura Smiles.

Michel founded the film production company Mettafilm in 2005, where he currently serves as Director of Photography.

Sion Michel is also a member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS).

## Selected filmography

Sion Michel's selected cinematography credits include:

| Year | Title | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 | Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore | Chris Spencer |
| 2001 | Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory | Bud Greenspan |
| 2005 | Laura Smiles | Jason Ruscio |
| 2007 | The Box | A.J. Kparr |
| 2009 | Like a Dream | Clara Law |
| 2010 | Hot Summer Days | Tony Chan and Wing Shya |
| 2015 | The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan (Shanghai Noir) | Clara Law |
| 2016 | Heartfall Arises | Wu Pinru |
| 2018 | Sons of the Neon Night | Juno Mak |
| 2023 | The Old Way | Brett Donowho |

## Award nominations

Sion Michel's cinematography work for Beyond The Fatal Shore, Tony Bennett: An American Classic, and Like a Dream have been nominated for various awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award and BAFTA Film Awards.

* 2002 – British Academy Award for Best Cinematography winner, for the BBC documentary series Beyond The Fatal Shore
* 2007 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special nomination for Tony Bennett: An American Classic, directed by Rob Marshall.
* 2009 – 46th Golden Horse Awards Best Cinematography nomination for the feature Like a Dream, directed by Clara Law.
