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Alar Kivilo
Highest Rated: 100% Normal (2003)
Lowest Rated: 7% Fallen (2016)
Birthday: Feb 17, 1953
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Though he was born in Montreal, Alar Kivilo made his first steps toward a career in film after moving to Toronto in the early 1970s. There he began a film program at York University, which led to a number of roles as a camera assistant. Kivilo worked his way up to becoming a cinematographer, contributing to numerous documentaries, music videos, and short films in Canada, including the Oscar-winning short "Boys and Girls" in 1982. During this period he also did an extraordinary amount of work in advertising, directing numerous Bessie, Clio, and Cannes award-winning commercials. Kivilo filmed his first full-length film with 1988's "Da," and soon after began to focus primarily on that medium. A large portion of his work has been for television, including the Emmy-nominated gangster biopic "Gotti" as well as the American Society of Cinematographers award winning "Taking Chance." In addition to HBO's "Gotti," he has worked on a number of other projects for the pay-cable network, including "Weapons of Mass Distraction," "Rebound," and "Normal." Kivilo is also recognized for his work in theatrical films, having collaborated with a number of acclaimed directors, including Harold Ramis ("The Ice Harvest," "Year One") and Sam Raimi ("A Simple Plan").
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56% | 67% | Space Oddity | Cinematographer | - | 2022 |
| 80% | 88% | The Broken Hearts Gallery | Cinematographer | $4.1M | 2020 |
| 67% | 71% | Nappily Ever After | Cinematographer | - | 2018 |
| 83% | 48% | The Land of Steady Habits | Cinematographer | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 32% | Story of a Girl | Cinematographer | - | 2017 |
| 7% | 65% | Fallen | Cinematographer | - | 2016 |
| 11% | 61% | The Choice | Cinematographer | $18.7M | 2016 |
| 20% | 67% | The Lucky One | Cinematographer | $60.4M | 2012 |
| 45% | 36% | Bad Teacher | Cinematographer | $100.3M | 2011 |
| 66% | 85% | The Blind Side | Cinematographer | $256.0M | 2009 |
| 14% | 24% | Year One | Cinematographer | $43.3M | 2009 |
| 57% | 83% | Taking Chance | Cinematographer | - | 2009 |
| 87% | 74% | The Lookout | Cinematographer | $4.6M | 2007 |
| 35% | 73% | The Lake House | Cinematographer | $52.3M | 2006 |
| 47% | 43% | The Ice Harvest | Cinematographer | $8.8M | 2005 |
| 100% | 76% | Normal | Cinematographer | - | 2003 |
| 60% | 48% | Hart's War | Cinematographer | $19.1M | 2002 |
| 22% | 39% | The Glass House | Cinematographer | $18.0M | 2001 |
| 70% | 81% | Frequency | Cinematographer | $45.0M | 2000 |
| 90% | 81% | A Simple Plan | Cinematographer | $16.3M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story | Cinematographer | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | Copper Mountain | Cinematographer | - | 1983 |