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Erik Shirai

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Erik Shirai is known for The Birth of Saké (2015), Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022) and We Own the Night (2007).
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    • 6 wins & 4 nominations

Known for:

The Birth of Saké (2015)
The Birth of Saké
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 2015
Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
Nowhere to go but everywhere
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 2022
Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix, and Eva Mendes in We Own the Night (2007)
We Own the Night
6.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2007
Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You (2007)
P.S. I Love You
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2007

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Shawn McCray and Jay Williams in Best Shot (2018)
    Best Shot
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist
    • camera operator
    • 2013
  • The Talent (2012)
    The Talent
    • camera operator
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Anthony Bourdain in The Layover (2011)
    The Layover
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • Poterpevshiy (2010)
    Poterpevshiy
    • additional grip
    • 2010
  • Anthony Bourdain in Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2010
  • Underdog to Wonderdog
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Spells (2009)
    Spells
    • director of photography: second unit
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Don't Let Me Drown (2009)
    Don't Let Me Drown
    • additional best boy grip
    • 2009
  • No Son Invisibles: Maya Women and Microfinance (2008)
    No Son Invisibles: Maya Women and Microfinance
    • lighting technician
    • 2008
  • Anne Slowey in Stylista (2008)
    Stylista
    • grip
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie (2006)
    Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
    • camera operator
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Herb & Dorothy (2008)
    Herb & Dorothy
    • camera
    • 2008
  • Quid Pro Quo (2008)
    Quid Pro Quo
    • grip
    • 2008

Cinematographer

  • A Place of Absence
    • Cinematographer
    • Post-production
  • Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
    Nowhere to go but everywhere
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Invisible Hands (2018)
    Invisible Hands
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Blowin' Up (2018)
    Blowin' Up
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018
  • Anthony McCall - Solid Light Works, the Hepworth Wakefield Museum (2018)
    Anthony McCall - Solid Light Works, the Hepworth Wakefield Museum
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Jacques Pepin and Joel Gamoran in Scraps (2017)
    Scraps
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • The Contested Convention
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Up for Air (2016)
    Up for Air
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
  • Credited As (2015)
    Credited As
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Death: A Love Story (2015)
    Death: A Love Story
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • The Birth of Saké (2015)
    The Birth of Saké
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • Hooker
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Flip
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • Eye What You Eat
    • series director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (2013)
    Herb & Dorothy 50X50
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013

Director

  • Nowhere to go but everywhere (2022)
    Nowhere to go but everywhere
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • The Birth of Saké (2015)
    The Birth of Saké
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Eye What You Eat
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2013

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