Alexis Zabé

Alexis Zabé, AMC, ASC, (born June 4, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer who studied at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos. He is best known for his work on films such as Silent Light and The Florida Project.[1] Zabé is known to work frequently with directors Fernando Eimbcke and Carlos Reygadas. He is a member of both the Mexican Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.[2] Zabé is currently attached to several films including Erēmīta (Anthologies), directed by Sam Abbas.[3]

Alexis Zabé
Born
Alexis Zabé

June 4, 1964 (1964-06-04) (age 56)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1994–present
OrganizationMexican Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Cinematographers
AwardsAriel Award for Best Cinematography
2005 Duck Season
2008 Silent Light
Websitehttps://www.alexiszabe.com/

Early life

As a teenager born in Mexico City, Zabé would go to local-second run theaters were they would run a different film everyday.[4] His father was a photographer so Zabé grow up around images and cameras. He believes his love for photography is "genetic" and that his incline towards cinematography is very natural. This natural love for photography and cinema led him to attend the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos.[5] While studying he met future director Fernando Eimbcke and the two became friends, having shot different short films together. After graduating, Zabé realized that Mexico's cinematic industry panorama was not promising since the country was going through a severe economic crisis that had an impact on the almost zero production of films in those years.[6] Because of this, Zabé and the people of his same generation took refuge in other audiovisual aspects such as video clips, commercials and TV programs.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Director Notes
2004 Duck Season Fernando Eimbcke
2007 Silent Light Carlos Reygadas
2008 Lake Tahoe Fernando Eimbcke
2012 Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
2017 The Florida Project Sean Baker
2018 Tyrel Sebastián Silva
2018 Fistful of Dirt Sebastián Silva
2021 Erēmīta (Anthologies) Sam Abbas
TBA Zhai Eloïssa Florez Pre-production
TBA The Art of Living TBA Announced

References
  1. Chris Beachum (2017-11-06). "Alexis Zabe Interview: 'The Florida Project' cinematographer". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  2. "ASC Welcomes Alexis Zabé as a New Member".
  3. "Documentary Anthology Shot By Sam Abbas During Pandemic Plans Winter Festival Run".
  4. "ASC Welcomes Alexis Zabé as a New Member".
  5. "AMC 23.98fps - Revista bimestral" (PDF).
  6. Ayau Cordon, Manuel Francisco (1993). La Década Perdida. Guatemala, Guatemala : Centro de Estudios Económico Sociales - CEES.
  7. "AMC 23.98fps - Revista bimestral" (PDF).


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