Michael Chin

Biography

Career Overview

Michael Chin has 43 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Their work is anchored in the In the 20th Century universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, Jimmy Carter, CLINT. 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

43

Known For

• 

  Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
• 

  Jimmy Carter
• 

  CLINT
• 

  Simple as Water
• 

  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
• 

  Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

Associated Universes

• In the 20th Century (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jimmy Carter (2 collaborations)
• Li Xiaolu (1 collaborations)
• Lopsang (1 collaborations)
• Zheng Qian (1 collaborations)
• Lü Yue (1 collaborations)
• Gao Jie (1 collaborations)
• Li Zhizhi (1 collaborations)
• Lü Zhong (1 collaborations)
• Qiao Qian (1 collaborations)
• Jiang Cheng (1 collaborations)

Credits

• camera (39 credits)

  • CLINT

    director of photography

    camera
    2026
  • Cade & Jade

    camera operator

    camera
    2026
  • Free Chol Soo Lee

    camera operator

    camera
    2022
  • Simple as Water

    director of photography

    camera
    2021
  • Makers: Once and For All

    director of photography

    camera
    2015
  • Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

    director of photography

    camera
    2015
  • Raça

    director of photography

    camera
    2013
  • Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

    director of photography

    camera
    2009
  • Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority

    director of photography

    camera
    2008
  • Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

    additional photography

    camera
    2008
  • Kit Carson

    director of photography

    camera
    2008
  • Jesse James

    director of photography

    camera
    2006
  • The Massie Affair

    director of photography

    camera
    2005
  • Last Letters Home

    director of photography

    camera
    2004
  • Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

    director of photography

    camera
    2004
  • Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

    director of photography

    camera
    2004
  • Citizen King

    director of photography

    camera
    2004
  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    director of photography

    camera
    2003
  • Jimmy Carter

    camera operator

    camera
    2002
  • Zoot Suit Riots

    director of photography

    camera
    2002
  • Yesterday's Tomorrows

    director of photography

    camera
    1999
  • Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle

    director of photography

    camera
    1999
  • Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

    director of photography

    camera
    1998
  • Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

    director of photography

    camera
    1997
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane

    director of photography

    camera
    1996
  • Black Is… Black Ain’t

    additional photography

    camera
    1995
  • Skin Deep

    director of photography

    camera
    1995
  • A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde

    director of photography

    camera
    1995
  • Freedom on My Mind

    director of photography

    camera
    1994
  • Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    director of photography

    camera
    1994
  • The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

    director of photography

    camera
    1993
  • Forbidden City, U.S.A.

    director of photography

    camera
    1989
  • Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

    additional photography

    camera
    1989
  • Haitian Corner

    director of photography

    camera
    1988
  • Just Like Weather

    director of photography

    camera
    1986
  • Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

    director of photography

    camera
    1985
  • The Great Spirit Within the Hole

    director of photography

    camera
    1983
  • Chan Is Missing

    director of photography

    camera
    1982
  • The Day After Trinity

    assistant camera

    camera
    1980

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Great Fever

    cinematography

    crew
    2006

• directing (3 credits)

  • The Great Fever

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution

    director

    directing
    2003
  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    director

    directing
    2003