Brett Pawlak
Camera · Director of Photography · Second Unit Director of Photography · Additional Director of Photography
Born Oct 25, 1982 · Castaic, California, USA
Active 2005–present
Brett Pawlak is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent and mainstream films. A frequent collaborator of director Destin Daniel Cretton, he gained recognition for his cinematography on Short Term 12 (2013), where he…
Filmography
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) — Director of PhotographyWonder Man (2026) — Director of PhotographyHe Bled Neon (2026) — Director of PhotographyThe Loneliest Road in America — Camera OperatorJust Mercy (2019) — Director of PhotographyThis Is Us (2016) — Director of PhotographyInstant Family (2018) — Director of PhotographyShort Term 12 (2013) — Director of PhotographyWe Are Your Friends (2015) — Director of PhotographyThe Glass Castle (2017) — Director of PhotographyHalo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012) — Director of PhotographyLife Itself (2018) — Director of PhotographyMaggie (2015) — Second Unit Director of PhotographyUnicorn Store (2017) — Director of PhotographyA Jazzman's Blues (2022) — Director of PhotographyMax Steel (2016) — Director of PhotographyNEXT (2020) — Director of PhotographyThe Meddler (2016) — Director of PhotographyEchoes (2022) — Director of PhotographyGirlHouse (2014) — Additional Director of PhotographyAmerican Born Chinese (2023) — Director of PhotographyHellion (2014) — Director of PhotographyAll We Had (2016) — Director of PhotographyShort Term 12 (2008) — Director of Photography