Charlie Sarroff

Sarroff grew up in Albury and attended Albury High School. He attended university at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and later attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He was inspired at an early age from skateboarding films and the work of Spike Jonze. ==Career==

Sarroff began his career in Australian film and television productions in the early 2000s. He has worked with directors including Parker Finn, Carlyle Eubank, Kelly Oxford, Bryce McGuire, and Larry Charles and is a frequent collaborator with director Natalie Erika James. During production of Night Swim, Sarroff utilized rehoused vintage Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar and Kowa Cine Prominar lenses. For his work on Smile 2, he drew inspiration from the photographs of Luc Kordas and Gregory Crewdson and the paintings of Edward Hopper. ==Filmography==

Film ==Awards and nominations==

Sarroff has been recognized for the following films: • ACS Vic + Tas Gold Award for Cinematography in a Short Film, 2016, win, Creswick • ACS Vic + Tas Gold Award for Cinematography in a Feature Film ($3m and Over), 2023, win, Smile • ACS Vic + Tas Gold Award for Cinematography in a Feature Film (Under $5m), 2025, win, Broke • ACS Vic + Tas Gold Award for Cinematography in a Feature Film ($5m and Over), 2025, win, Smile 2 ==References==