Aaron McLisky, ACS

Director of Photography

Aaron McLisky is an award-winning cinematographer actively working across television drama, feature films, music videos and commercials.

He was the cinematographer on the star-studded action thriller Poker Face, for director Russel Crowe and Arclight Media. He also shot the third and second seasons of acclaimed television drama Mr. Inbetween (dir. Nash Edgerton, 2019) for Blue Tongue Films, Jungle Entertainment, Foxtel and FX. The series received multiple AACTA Award nominations as well as international critical acclaim, with many critics praising Aaron’s cinematography.

Other television credits include the third season of the hit Australian drama Glitch (dir. Emma Freeman/ Matchbox Pictures/ ABC/ Netflix, 2019) and the third season of the beloved comedy drama The Family Law (dir. Ben Chessell/ Matchbox Pictures, 2018).

Aaron’s bold and distinctive visual style is exhibited in a number of short films, including the award-winning Nursey Rhymes (dir. Tom Noakes, 2018) for which Aaron received the Flickerfest Award for Best Cinematography; as well as The Sand That Ate the Sea (dir. Matthew Thorne, 2018) which won Aaron the Silver ACS Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Film.

Most recently, Aaron shot the teen horror film, Talk to Me, for directors Danny and Michael Philippou and Causeway Films. After its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it screened in the midnight section, after which A24 acquired the North American rights, it went onto screen at SXSW 2023, the Berlin International Film Festival 2023, and had its Australian premiere on the closing night of the 2022 Adelaide film festival to a standing ovation.

Website: http://aaronmclisky.com/

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