Lol Crawley

Lol Crawley
Born (1974-11-02) 2 November 1974 (age 50)[1]
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, director of photography

Laurie "Lol" Crawley (born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire[2]) is an English cinematographer. His works include Ballast, Four Lions, and The Crimson Petal and the White.

In 2013, Crawley shot Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival[3] and has attracted critical attention[vague] for its cinematography.[4] Crawley has been inducted into the British Society of Cinematographers.[5] He has been awarded two cinematography awards at film festivals,[6] and also has been nominated for a 2014 Film Independent Spirit Award.[7]

In 2016 The Playlist profiled Crawley in their filmmakers on the rise stating that, "British DP Lol Crawley isn’t quite a brand new name — he’s been doing some remarkably impressive work in features for nearly a decade now. But of late, he’s gone from an extraordinarily impressive cinematographer to staking his claim at being one of the best in the world."[8]

  1. ^ "Lol Crawley - movies list, photos and biography". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Movie Review: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (12A) - Graham Young - Birmingham Mail". 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ "'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' Review: Idris Elba Is Superb in CliffsNotes Biopic | Variety". 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Aspect Ratio Film Reviews: Mandela". Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Lol Crawley, Daniel Landin and Christopher Ross | The British Society of Cinematographers". Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ "The Brits making waves at Sundance – again – Telegraph". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Lol Crawley | Spirit Awards 2014". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ^ "The Playlist <". Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2017.