Amir M. Mokri (; born June 11, 1956) is an Iranian-American cinematographer, known for his work on blockbuster action films.
Early life Mokri was born in IranInternet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers profile and emigrated to the United States in 1977.Amir Mokri Biography (1956?-)
Filmography
Feature film Year Title Director Notes1987 Slam Dance Wayne Wang House of the Rising Sun Greg Gold1989 Eat a Bowl of TeaWayne Wang Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive Also credited as writer1990 Blue Steel Kathryn Bigelow Pacific Heights John Schlesinger1991 Queens Logic Steve Rash Whore Ken Russell 1992 Freejack Geoff Murphy Uncredited 1993 The Joy Luck Club Wayne Wang 1996 Eye for an Eye John Schlesinger 2000 Coyote Ugly David McNally 2001 Don't Say a Word Gary Fleder 2002 The Salton Sea D. J. Caruso 2003 Bad Boys II Michael Bay 2004 Taking Lives D.J. Caruso 2005 Lord of War Andrew Niccol 2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Jon Turteltaub Co-cinematographer with John Schwartzman 2008 Vantage Point Pete Travis 2009 Fast & Furious Justin Lin2011 Season of the Witch Dominic Sena Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay 2013 Man of Steel Zack Snyder2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay Good Kill Andrew Niccol 2015 Pixels Chris Columbus 2016 Birth of the Dragon George Nolfi 2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Mark Cullen2018 Anon Andrew Niccol Superfly Director X 2019 Murder Mystery Kyle Newacheck 2020 Feel the Beat Elissa Down 2027 Lords of War Andrew Niccol Post-production
Television Year Title Director Note 2022 The First Lady Susanne Bier All 10 episodes
Accolades Year Award Category Title Result 1987Independent Spirit AwardsBest Cinematography Slam Dance 1989 Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
See also Iranian cinema Iranian cinematographers
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