The Stars from Up Close

Directed by:Oren Soffer

Short film told with still images: Final narrative project made for Digital Frame & Sequence class, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Film/TV department, Fall 2010 semester. Guilty over neglecting their relationship, Anya decides to take her Alzheimer’s-stricken grandmother on a commercial spaceflight.

Oren Soffer

Oren recently wrapped principal photography on his second feature film, ‘No Letting Go’ – featuring Alysia Reiner, Kathy Najimy, Richard Burgi and others – which is currently in post-production. Oren studied Film and Television Production at NYU’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, and has served as Director of Photography on numerous short films, commercials and music videos that have screened in film festivals around the world. In 2013 Oren was a finalist for the Arri Volker Bahnemann Award for Cinematography. Oren has also served in a variety of camera crew positions on countless projects, both student and professional, and has interned on multiple feature films working with acclaimed Director of Photography Reed Morano, ASC.