Biography
Sion Michel is an American cinematographer and member of the Australian Cinematographers Society. He holds an M.A. in Cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, awarded in 1992, and is based in Los Angeles.
He served as director of photography on the 2023 Western The Old Way, directed by Brett Donowho and starring Nicolas Cage. His other feature credits as cinematographer include Heartfall Arises (2016), Hot Summer Days (2010) and Like a Dream (2009), the last of which received a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Cinematography. He has also worked as a camera operator on films including Collateral (2004) and Gangster Squad (2013).
Michel received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork and Video for the television special Tony Bennett: An American Classic. He founded the production company Mettafilm in 2005.
