Oren Soffer

Oren Soffer (; born July 2, 1988) is an Israeli-American cinematographer.

He is best known for his work on the science fiction film The Creator (2023), as well as Allswell in New York (2022), Fixation (2022), A Nightmare Wakes (2020), and Opera of Cruelty (2017).

In 2024, he was listed on Varietys "10 Cinematographers to Watch." In 2025, he became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Career Soffer studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Gordon Willis Student Heritage Award in 2015. He has been an adjunct professor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He has cited the work of director Steven Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński as his strongest influences.

In 2022, he was brought in by Greig Fraser to take over as director of photography for the main production shoot of Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator, which was filmed in Thailand from January to May of that year, while Fraser worked on the film's pre-production before moving to a remote role due to his commitment to Dune: Part Two. This would mark Soffer's first film production for a major film studio. Edwards praised the talent and expertise Soffer brought to the film's production, calling him a "real future rising star in the DoP world. He’s super-smart. He’s got a great eye."

For their work on the film, Soffer and Fraser were nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards and longlisted in the Best Cinematography category at the 77th British Academy Film Awards.

Filmography Feature film Year Title Director Notes 2015 No Letting Go Jonathan D. Bucari Also camera operator 2016 Little Miss Perfect Marlee Roberts2017 A Good Dream Mahum Jamal Fail State Alexander Shebanow Shared credit with Joel Kingsbury, Alexander J. Hufschmid,Alexander Shebanow and Michael Swaigen 2020 A Nightmare Wakes Nora Unkel 2022 Allswell in New York Ben Snyder Fixation Mercedes Bryce Morgan 2023 The Creator Gareth Edwards Shared credit with Greig Fraser 2026 Onslaught Adam Wingard Post-production

Television Year Title Notes 2016 Fallout High TV short 2021 Action Royale 10 episodes

Music video Title Year Artist(s) Notes "Lonely Together" 2017 Avicii featuring Rita Ora "God Bless Our Souls" 2019 Morgan Saint "Pink Pony Club" 2020 Chappell Roan "Gone" Saygrace

Awards and nominations