Michael Chin

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Alias:
陳炳林
Chan Bing-Lam

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Additional Photography:
1989  Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1994  Black Is… Black Ain’t
2008  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Assistant Camera:
1981  The Day After Trinity
1989  Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1994  Black Is… Black Ain’t
2008  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Camera Operator:
1981  The Day After Trinity
1989  Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1994  Black Is… Black Ain’t
2002  Jimmy Carter
2003  Chicago: City of the Century - Part 1: Mudhole to Metropolis
2008  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2022  Free Chol Soo Lee

Cinematography:
1981  The Day After Trinity
1989  Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1994  Black Is… Black Ain’t
1997  Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
2002  Jimmy Carter
2002  Zoot Suit Riots
2003  Chicago: City of the Century - Part 1: Mudhole to Metropolis
2008  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2015  Makers: Once and For All
2022  Free Chol Soo Lee

Director:
1981  The Day After Trinity
1989  Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1994  Black Is… Black Ain’t
1997  Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
2002  Jimmy Carter
2002  Zoot Suit Riots
2003  Chicago: City of the Century - Part 1: Mudhole to Metropolis
2003  Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
2003  The Transcontinental Railroad
2008  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2015  Makers: Once and For All
2022  Free Chol Soo Lee

Director of Photography:
1981  The Day After Trinity
1982  Chan Is Missing
1983  The Great Spirit Within the Hole
1985  Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1986  Just Like Weather
1988  Haitian Corner
1989  Forbidden City, U.S.A.
1989  Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
1993  The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1994  Black Is… Black Ain’t
1994  Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1995  A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde
1995  Skin Deep
1996  The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1997  Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
1998  Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
1999  Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
1999  Yesterday's Tomorrows
2002  Jimmy Carter
2002  Zoot Suit Riots
2003  Chicago: City of the Century - Part 1: Mudhole to Metropolis
2003  Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution
2003  The Transcontinental Railroad
2004  Citizen King
2004  Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004  Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004  Last Letters Home
2005  The Massie Affair
2006  Jesse James
2008  Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008  Kit Carson
2008  Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
2009  Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution
2013  Raça
2015  Makers: Once and For All
2015  Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2022  Free Chol Soo Lee

Additional Director of Photography:
1985  Explorer

Director of Photography:
1985  Explorer
1987  Eyes on the Prize
1991  The Dream Machine
1993  The Great Depression
1995  America's War on Poverty
2003  Chicago: City of the Century
2004  Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

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