Known for Camera
Born in Beirut, Christopher Aoun studied cinematography at the Université Saint Jospeh de Beyrouth and the University of Television and Film Munich. In 2019 he won the German Cinematography Award, was named as one of '10 Cinematographers to watch' by Variety, a 'Rising Star of Cinematography' by the American Cinematographer magazine and became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. He shot Nadine Labaki's Academy Award nominated film 'Capernaum' in Beirut, which won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Prior to that, he photographed Philippe Aractingi's film 'Listen' in Lebanon, the documentary 'Kalveli - Shadows of the Desert' in India, as well as dozens of commercials and music videos worldwide. He recently wrapped production on Anne Zohra Berrached's latest movie 'The Wife of the Pilot', produced by Razor Film and Kaouther Ben Hania's 'The Man who Sold his Skin', starring Monica Bellucci.
Birthplace
Beirut, Lebanon
Filmography
14 films


Original Sin
2025 · 14m
country: United Kingdom
After decades of lies, resentments and stolen identities, a Muslim mother confronts her drag queen son for her long overdue moment in the spotlight.


All That's Left of You
2025 · 2h 26m
country: Germany
After a Palestinian teen gets swept up into a West Bank protest, his mother recounts the family story of hope, courage and relentless struggle that led to this fateful moment.


Copilot
2021 · 1h 58m
country: France
Asli and Saeed fall in love in the mid-1990s. Although Asli’s mother is against their relationship, they secretly get married. Then he disappears. A sensitive love story that recounts how Saeed changes Asli’s life – before the entire world is shaken.


The Man Who Sold His Skin
2021 · 1h 44m
country: Germany
To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.


Subspace
2020 · 20m
country: Germany
An intimate portrayal of power exchange.


Property
2019 · 1h 26m
country: Unknown
A dreamy big city atmosphere from a haven in the middle of Berlin, where a motley community of eccentric people have created their own world.


Kalveli: Shadows of the Desert
2019 · 1h 26m
country: Germany
Baskaran left India for Dubai with high hopes but came back in a coffin. His widow Sundari didn't believe he committed suicide, so the relatives recruit cousin and filmmaker Jayakrisahnan Subramanian to uncover, what really happened. On his research, Jayakrishnan discovers that his cousin's fate symbolizes the exploited dreams of thousands others and the consequences they have to face when they wake up.


Capernaum
2018 · 2h 6m
country: France
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.


In White
2017 · 16m
country: Unknown
Lara, a 24 year old Lebanese artist living in NYC, returns home to Beirut for her father’s funeral. Her elegant strong-willed mother, Rima, pushes for Lara to behave in accordance with the social mores of Beirut and the traditional ways of grieving. Lara, in mourning and in need of her family, yields. Her Jewish Canadian fiancee, Noah, shows up to support her – but is surprised to discover that Lara has never told her family about him. Lara can’t bring herself to risk losing her family but eventually must find a way to be true to herself.


Listen
2017 · 1h 49m
country: Lebanon
Despite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a handsome sound engineer meets and falls in love with strong and free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from completely different social and religious backgrounds, are drawn closer to each other, but a drastic turn of events gets between them and Rana suddenly slips away. As her parents forbid Joud from seeing her, the young man determined to see her again, finds new means of communicating with her by convincing Marwa, her sister, to download his voice messages and secretly play them to Rana


Martha und Karl
2012
country: Unknown
The smart pensioner and newspaper carrier Martha disposes of her advertising papers on Karl's property. However, the old man doesn't like this at all and so he loudly voices his displeasure. Martha promptly strikes back. With enchanting consequences.