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Sean Ellis

ショーン・エリス　/　しょーん・えりす

Actor from United Kingdom

January 1, 1970 (age 56)　・　Brighton, United Kingdom

actor
photographer
film director

My Take

What fascinates me about Sean Ellis is how rarely a fashion photographer crosses cleanly into directing and keeps the eye intact. From Brighton to the dreamlike short-turned-feature Cashback, then the bold Tagalog-language Metro Manila, and the sober true-story weight of Anthropoid, he refuses to repeat himself. I admire that he never coasts on visual prettiness alone; his photographer's precision serves the storytelling rather than upstaging it. He is not a self-promoting auteur chasing headlines, but a quiet craftsman who wins on the accuracy of every frame. That restraint, paired with genuine range across tone and language, is exactly the kind of filmmaking I find myself rooting for.

Overview

Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films Cashback (2004), the Tagalog-language film Metro Manila (2013), and Anthropoid (2016).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sean Ellis
Name (Japanese): ショーン・エリス
Reading: しょーん・えりす
Born: January 1, 1970 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Brighton, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: actor / photographer / film director / film producer / screenwriter

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/seanellisphoto/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9

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