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Harris Savides

Harris Savides ASC (/səˈvdɪs/; Greek: Χάρης Σαββίδης; September 28, 1957 – October 9, 2012) was an American cinematographer.

He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for the Ridley Scott crime thriller American Gangster (2007).

Savides was born in New York City, to parents of Greek Cypriot origin, Eleni, a clerical worker, and Savas Savides, a short-order cook.

He graduated with a degree in photography and film from the School of Visual Arts.

Savides started as a key grip in the documentary Fist of Fear, Touch of Death from the 1980.

On TV, Savides served as a cinematographer on a short film entitled The Investigator (1994) directed by Matthew Tabak and a TV movie Lake Consequence (1993) directed by Rafael Eisenman.

His first solo job as a cinematographer was on the thriller Heaven's Prisoners (1996).

Savides was a frequent collaborator of Gus Van Sant, working in six of his films.

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