Clair Popkin

Biography

Clair is a New York City and LA based cinematographer. He works in all media formats from documentaries & films to commercials, music videos and TV series. Clair is also an avid rock climber and skydiver and scuba diver with extensive experience filming outdoor and adventure sports. He has filmed projects all over the world. Clair grew up in Maine, which is where he traces his love of the outdoors to. In Maine he was introduced to still photography at an early age, printing and processing his own black and white photos at the age of 12. Clair traces his passion for cinematography to his early interest in still photography

Most Famous Work

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Bleed for This

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Before the Flood

(2016) Camera Operator

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Someone Great

(2019) Camera Operator

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Free Solo

(2018) Director of Photography

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Vox Lux

(2018) Camera Operator

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A Very Murray Christmas

(2015) Camera Operator

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The Adderall Diaries

(2016) Camera Operator

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The Boy from Medellín

(2020) Director of Photography

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Acting

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Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Cinematography	Wild Life 2023-03-12 Movie
	Cinematography	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 2023-01-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Director of Photography	Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 2021-08-03 TV Show
	Director of Photography	A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks 2021-06-18 Movie
2020	Director of Photography	The Way I See It 2020-09-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Boy from Medellín 2020-09-11 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality 2019-06-19 Movie
	Camera Operator	Someone Great 2019-04-19 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis 2018-12-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Free Solo 2018-09-28 Movie
	Camera Operator	Vox Lux 2018-09-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls 2018-05-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	King in the Wilderness 2018-01-22 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	Becoming Warren Buffett 2017-01-30 Movie
2016	Camera Operator	Bleed for This 2016-11-04 Movie
	Camera Operator	Before the Flood 2016-10-21 Movie
	Additional Camera	Hamilton's America 2016-10-01 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Adderall Diaries 2016-04-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Jim: The James Foley Story 2016-01-23 Movie
2015	Camera Operator	A Very Murray Christmas 2015-12-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Living With Lincoln 2015-04-13 Movie
2013	First Assistant Camera	Made in America 2013-10-11 Movie
	First Assistant Camera	Love, Marilyn 2013-05-30 Movie
2012	First Assistant Camera	Shut Up and Play the Hits 2012-01-22 Movie
	First Assistant Camera	28 Hotel Rooms 2012-01-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv