Harris Savides was nominated for a 2002 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for Gus Van Sant’s Gerry. Savides previously collaborated with Van Sant on the 2000 drama Finding Forrester. Other feature credits include James Gray’s The Yards, John Turturro’s Illuminata, David Fincher’s The Game and Phil Joanou’s Heaven’s Prisoners. Other recent credits include Wong Kar-Wai’s The Hire: The Follow, part of the innovative BMW short film series starring Clive Owen. He is now filming Jonathan Glazer’s Birth, scheduled for release in 2004.

An esteemed cinematographer for commercials and music videos, Savides is a three-time winner of the MTV Music Video Award for Best Cinematography: in 1993 for Madonna’s “Rain,” in 1994 for R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts,” and in 1998 for Fiona Apple’s “Criminal.”