---
name: "Andrew Droz Palermo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrew-droz-palermo"
fi1m_id: "andrew-droz-palermo"
imdb_id: "nm3902730"
tmdb_id: 1106693
wikidata_id: "Q28151728"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-30T21:01:05.085699+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Andrew Droz Palermo

## Identity

Andrew Droz Palermo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andrew-droz-palermo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andrew-droz-palermo
- **IMDb ID:** nm3902730
- **TMDB ID:** 1106693
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28151728
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Droz_Palermo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28151728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3902730/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1106693

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1950 in Columbia, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Columbia, Missouri, USA
- **Active:** 2017–present
- **Frequently works with:** [David Lowery](https://film.one/person/david-lowery.md), [Toby Halbrooks](https://film.one/person/toby-halbrooks.md), [James M. Johnston](https://film.one/person/james-m-johnston.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Music 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $406m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Droz_Palermo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28151728, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3902730/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1106693

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*A Ghost Story*](https://film.one/film/a-ghost-story.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*The Green Knight*](https://film.one/film/the-green-knight.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*Mother Mary*](https://film.one/film/mother-mary.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Andrew Droz Palermo is an American cinematographer and director. He was born in Columbia, Missouri, and raised in Jefferson City, Missouri. He became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2023.

Palermo frequently collaborates with director David Lowery, serving as cinematographer on the films *A Ghost Story* (2017) and *The Green Knight* (2021), as well as episodes of the series *Strange Angel*. He has also worked with Hannah Fidell on *A Teacher* (2013), *6 Years* (2015) and *The Long Dumb Road* (2018), and with Adam Wingard on *You're Next* (2011) and *V/H/S* (2012).

His credits as cinematographer include *The True Adventures of Wolfboy* (2019), episodes of *Moon Knight* (2022), and *Thunderbolts** (2025). As a director, he co-directed the documentary *Rich Hill* (2014) with Tracy Droz Tragos, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Mother Mary* (2026), Fi1m 58, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/mother-mary.md)
- *Thunderbolts** (2025), Fi1m 71, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/thunderbolts.md)
- *The Green Knight* (2021), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-green-knight.md)
- *A Ghost Story* (2017), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-ghost-story.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mother Mary* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/mother-mary.md)
- *Thunderbolts** (2025), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/thunderbolts.md)
- *Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Big Time* (2022), Cinematography
- *Moon Knight* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *The Green Knight* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-green-knight.md)
- *The True Adventures of Wolfboy* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Long Dumb Road* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Strange Angel* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *Lakota in America* (2017), Director of Photography
- *(The [End) of History Illusion]* (2017), Director of Photography
- *A Ghost Story* (2017), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-ghost-story.md)
- *Ape* (2017), Director of Photography
- *10 Crosby* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Rusted* (2015), Director of Photography
- *One & Two* (2015), Director, Screenplay
- *6 Years* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Rich Hill* (2014), Director, Director of Photography
- *A Teacher* (2013), Director of Photography
- *You're Next* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Dear Valued Guests* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Black Metal* (2013), Director of Photography
- *V/H/S* (2012), as Fifth Thug (segment "Tape 56") · Director of Photography
- *The Gathering Squall* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Man & Gun* (2011), Director of Photography, Editor
- *Independent Lens* (1999), series, Director of Photography, Director
- *Saturn Return*, Director of Photography

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography 2021: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography (won), for *The Green Knight*
- Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography 2017: Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography (won), for *A Ghost Story*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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