Jude Abadi

Cinematographer
Camera Assistant
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company
2020	1st AC Film	Dutch Preston A. Whitmore II / Dutch Film Productions
2020	1st AC Film	Borders Selvir Katich / Mighty Owl
2019	1st AC Film	If She Screams Stephen Garnett / A-Level Pictures
2019	1st AC Film	Safe House Paul Street / Streetlight Films
2019	1st AC Film	Take My Heart Anna Simone Scott / VisionFire Films
2019	1st AC - A Cam - 2nd Unit Film	True to the Game 2: Gena's Story Preston A. Whitmore II / Gena's Story
2019	1st AC - 2nd Unit Film	Obsidian Dolls Michael Carnick / Carnick Cousins
2019	1st AC - A Cam Film	Blood Pageant Harvey Lowry / Red Velvet Entertainment
2019	1st AC - A Cam Television	Casting The Net Andrew P. Jones / Casting The Net
2019	2nd AC - B Cam (US Unit) Film	Minha Mae Susana Garcia / Brazil Production Services
2019	1st AC Video	Tarah Who? / Hurt Javier Arcelus / Papalote Productions
2019	1st AC Film	SILHOUETTE OF A GHOST Javier Arcelus / Papalote Productions
2019	1st AC Video	Two Friends / Dollar Menu Justin Pagano
2019	1st AC Film	Cerebrum Arvi / Black Velvet Films
2019	Best Girl Electric Film	Katherine's Lullaby Savvas Christou / Katherine's Lullaby
2018	1st AC Video	Tarah Who? / Numb Killer Vatsa Barot / Papalote Productions
2018	1st AC Film	Fenced Rodrigo Zan / Papalote Productions
2018	1st AC Video	Two Friends / Bandaid Justin Pagano
2018	2nd AC B Cam Film	¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! Tony Estrada / E Squared Entertainment
2018	Gaffer Film	Sophie Charles Ancelle / ASCA FILMS
2017	Swing Film	Tzeva Adom: The Color Red Michael Horwitz / Eucalyptus Films
2016	Second Unit Director Film	The Stranger Nabil Chowdhary / Nabil Chowdhary Productions
2015	Production Designer Film	Abdullah Humaid Al-Suwaidi / 1893 Productions
2015	Production Coordinator/Additional Camera Film	Batoula Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein / Imagenation

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2018	Masters of Fine Arts in Cinematography	New York Film Academy

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About me

I am a Canadian cinematographer currently based in Toronto and Los Angeles.

After getting my BFA in Interior Architecture, I became increasingly unfulfilled due to the limitations in the field. I was in search of a medium that would serve as an outlet for my creativity so I took up photography as a hobby. I dedicated my time photographing sporting events like the UFC. I also got involved in documenting the human cost of war by photographing and filming refugees in camps on the Syrian borders with Turkey and Lebanon while on humanitarian aid missions. I was shortlisted in the Fine Arts Photography Awards removed .

I was drawn more intensely to film as I came to understand it as the medium of mood, atmosphere, spaces and storytelling. Additionally, my Iraqi-Syrian heritage and a life lived between Toronto, Abu Dhabi, London and Los Angeles, have greatly influenced not only my personal identity, but my artistic and creative drive too.

I started working on short films as a producer, electrician and grip and was the lead Production Designer on Abdullah, an Emirati feature film. These opportunities were rich and deepened my love of film but I needed more.

I moved to Los Angeles in 2016 and got a MFA in Cinematography. I continued to work regularly as both a first and second camera assistant on everything from TV shows and feature films to shorts, music videos and commercials.

I have won several awards for my cinematography on the short film The End of the World.

I speak English and Arabic.

License & Passport

Driver's License:

Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Camera Assistant
Job Titles	Camera Operator, 1st Assistant Camera - Focus Puller, Cinematographer, Videographer, Photographer, Camera Assistant, Key Grip, Electrician
Years in industry	3 to 6 years