Shabier Kirchner

Shabier Kirchner
File:Sollers Point Movie Set DSCN5711 (28995197751).jpg Kirchner on the set of Sollers Point
Born	1987/1988
Years active	2010–present

Shabier Kirchner (born 1987/1988) is an Antiguan cinematographer and director based between London, New York, and the Caribbean. He won a BAFTA for his work on Steve McQueen's five-part anthology series Small Axe (2020).

Early life

Kirchner grew up in the Falmouth Harbour area of Antigua island. He also spent some of his childhood in Germany, the home country of his father Bert, who owns Papa Zouk in St. John's. Kirchner had undiagnosed dyslexia and ADHD growing up. Struggling academically, he was introduced to camera work through his father, an underwater photographer and producer, as well as through a school workshop with a Dutch filmmaker. At 18, Kirchner enrolled in an introductory program at a film school in Vancouver before opting to learn through practical experience instead, dropping out with four of his classmates, with whom he made the short film Memoirs of the Blue.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2010	Memoirs of the Blue	Luke Hansen-MacDonald	Short film; also writer
2011	Ugly	Diego Siragna	Short film
2014	Wanderer		Short film
2015	I Am Selma	Yossera Bouchtia	Short film
	Coke White, Starlight	Tristan Patterson	Short film
	Throuple	Phillips Payson
2016	We've Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew	Thomas Woodrow
	That One Day	Crystal Moselle	Short film
2017	Sollers Point	Matthew Porterfield
2018	Skate Kitchen	Crystal Moselle
	Only You	Harry Wootliff
	Dadli	Himself	Short film; directorial debut
	Leaving Hope	Caspar Newbolt	Short film
2019	Bull	Annie Silverstein
2021	Lizard	Akinola Davies	Short film
TBA	Carnation	Amiel Courtin-Wilson
	Augustown	Himself	Feature directorial debut

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2020	Small Axe	Steve McQueen	Anthology

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2020	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Cinematography	Bull	Nominated
	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Cinematography	Small Axe: "Lovers Rock"	Runner-up
	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Cinematography	Small Axe	Won
	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Cinematography	Small Axe: "Lovers Rock"	Nominated
	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Cinematography		Runner-up
	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Cinematography		Nominated
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Cinematography	Small Axe	Won
2021	National Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Cinematography	Small Axe: "Lovers Rock"	Runner-up
	British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction	Small Axe	Won
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Small Axe: "Mangrove"	Nominated

External links

• Shabier Kirchner at the Internet Movie Database
• Shabier Kirchner at Rathaus Films