Alar Kivilo

Biography

Alar Kivilo (born 17 February 1953 in Montréal, Canada) is a Canadian-Estonian cinematographer.

Career Overview

Alar Kivilo has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Fifty Shades with 1 titles. Signature works include Fifty Shades Freed, The Blind Side, The Lake House. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Camera

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Birth Date

1953-02-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Known For

• 

  Fifty Shades Freed
• 

  The Blind Side
• 

  The Lake House
• 

  Bad Teacher
• 

  Frequency
• 

  The Lucky One

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Fifty Shades (1 titles)
• Il Mare / The Lake House Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Sandra Bullock (2 collaborations)
• Sharon Conley (2 collaborations)
• Joe Chrest (2 collaborations)
• Dakota Johnson (1 collaborations)
• Jamie Dornan (1 collaborations)
• Eric Johnson (1 collaborations)
• Eloise Mumford (1 collaborations)
• Rita Ora (1 collaborations)
• Luke Grimes (1 collaborations)
• Victor Rasuk (1 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (34 credits)

  • Space Oddity

    director of photography

    camera
    2023
  • Foundation

    - Foundation's End (2025) ... director of photography camera

    - The Shape of Time (2025) ... director of photography camera

    - Where Tyrants Spend Eternity (2025) ... director of photography camera
    2021
  • The Broken Hearts Gallery

    director of photography

    camera
    2020
  • Nappily Ever After

    director of photography

    camera
    2018
  • The Wedding Singer's Daughter

    director of photography

    camera
    2018
  • The Land of Steady Habits

    director of photography

    camera
    2018
  • Fifty Shades Freed

    additional director of photography

    camera
    2018
  • Story of a Girl

    director of photography

    camera
    2017
  • Fallen

    director of photography

    camera
    2016
  • The Choice

    director of photography

    camera
    2016
  • The Lucky One

    director of photography

    camera
    2012
  • Bad Teacher

    director of photography

    camera
    2011
  • The Blind Side

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • Taking Chance

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • Year One

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • The Lookout

    director of photography

    camera
    2007
  • The Lake House

    director of photography

    camera
    2006
  • The Ice Harvest

    director of photography

    camera
    2005
  • Normal

    director of photography

    camera
    2003
  • Hart's War

    director of photography

    camera
    2002
  • The Glass House

    director of photography

    camera
    2001
  • Frequency

    director of photography

    camera
    2000
  • Deep in My Heart

    director of photography

    camera
    1999
  • A Simple Plan

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

    director of photography

    camera
    1996
  • Gotti

    director of photography

    camera
    1996
  • Friends at Last

    director of photography

    camera
    1995
  • Young at Heart

    director of photography

    camera
    1995
  • Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

    director of photography

    camera
    1995
  • Avalanche

    director of photography

    camera
    1994
  • Heads

    director of photography

    camera
    1994
  • Vincent Price's Dracula

    director of photography

    camera
    1986
  • 984: Prisoner of the Future

    director of photography

    camera
    1982
  • Pleasure Palace

    assistant camera

    camera
    1973

• crew (1 credits)

  • Boys and Girls

    cinematography

    crew
    1983