pat scola
“The cinematographer Pat Scola deploys an often handheld, gently agitated camera, sometimes recording these rites from a distance, sometimes moving in for a more dramatic look, and at all times conferring an air of unshakable authenticity.”
Nominated for Best Cinematography for his work on We Grown Now (2023) with Director Minhal Baig
Won for his work on Pig (2021) with Director Michael Sarnoski
“In the old-growth forest, with its mystical, edge-of-civilization serenity (captured in painterly strokes by DP Pat Scola), the young man’s garish yellow sports car might as well be a flying saucer.”
“We’ve been taught to await a violent backstory and a gnarly comeuppance, but from the early scenes – beautifully shot, slowly unfolding – it’s clear that this is not going to be the revenge thriller we expect.”
“Nic Cage is looking for a stolen pig in ‘Pig,’ a film of — wait for it — enormous beauty and depth…Pig’s stock in trade is a kind of visual and narrative poetry…”
“One of the images in this stretch, of Rob sitting on the porch of his shack sharing a truffle tart in silence with his friend, is poignant, as anyone who’s ever been close to an animal will recognize the restorative power of such rituals.”