Clair Popkin
Camera · Director of Photography · Camera Operator · First Assistant Camera
Active 2012–present
Clair is a New York City and LA based cinematographer. He works in all media formats from documentaries & films to commercials, music videos and TV series.
Filmography
Free Solo (2018) — Director of PhotographyBefore the Flood (2016) — Camera OperatorBleed for This (2016) — Camera OperatorSomeone Great (2019) — Camera OperatorSTILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) — Director of PhotographyVox Lux (2018) — Camera OperatorInside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (2019) — Director of PhotographyBecoming Warren Buffett (2017) — Director of PhotographyA Very Murray Christmas (2015) — Camera OperatorThe Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson (2026) — Additional Director of PhotographyJim: The James Foley Story (2016) — Director of PhotographyThe Way I See It (2020) — Director of PhotographyLove, Marilyn (2013) — First Assistant CameraThe Adderall Diaries (2016) — Camera OperatorShut Up and Play the Hits (2012) — First Assistant CameraThe Boy from Medellín (2020) — Director of PhotographyHamilton's America (2016) — Additional Camera28 Hotel Rooms (2012) — First Assistant CameraKing in the Wilderness (2018) — Director of PhotographyA Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021) — Director of PhotographyWild Life (2023) — Director of PhotographyJohn McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018) — Director of PhotographyPanic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018) — Director of PhotographyTrue Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality (2019) — Director of Photography