Mike Cahill
Film director · 3 films (2011–2014)
Mike Cahill is a director whose work here spans Another Earth (2011) to I Origins (2014), across drama and science fiction. 2 of those films were photographed by Markus Förderer. The work runs close — 31% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 169 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Mike Cahill is an American film director and screenwriter.
Born 5 July 1979 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Directing style
Mike Cahill anchors his science fiction dramas in a grounded, eye-level perspective, favoring closeups and medium shots that isolate characters against a shallow depth of field to evoke a lonely, tense atmosphere. His lighting design relies heavily on naturalistic sources, blending daylight and window illumination with practicals and fluorescent fixtures across balanced interior and exterior settings. The visual palette is defined by a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by deep slate blues, cold grays, and stark whites, occasionally contrasted against warm, earthy browns and amber tones.
Awards
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2014
- Alfred P. Sloan Prize · 2011
Films directed by Mike Cahill
About Mike Cahill
When was Mike Cahill born?
Mike Cahill was born on 5 July 1979 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
What films has Mike Cahill directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Another Earth (2011), I Origins (2014) and Bliss.
What awards has Mike Cahill won?
Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award (2014) and Alfred P. Sloan Prize (2011).
Search every frame of Mike Cahill’s films
All 169 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Mike Cahill — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.