Bio

Drew Soleiman is a DP/Cinematographer based in NYC.

An owner/operator of the Sony FX3 with a kit of vintage Carl Zeiss primes, and a 1 ton G&E package.

His work consists of award winning short films, commercials, and music videos.

Feel free to reach him at drewsolei@gmail.com

FILM EXPERIENCE

Late Fame Feature Film by Kent Jones

(Jan-Feb 2025)

Camera PA

Tony’s Tomatos Short Film by Gianni Mclaughlin (Dec 2024)

2nd Assistant Camera

  • Swapping lenses, batteries and cards


Oh Hi! Rom-Com Feature Film by Sophie Brooks

Grip (Aug-Sept 2024)

  • Rigging the concord, 20 by 20 frames onto mombos, etc

  • organizing the grip truck and staging

  • running equipment onto set promptly


NYC Water Cruises Social Media Ad

Cinematographer (Aug 2023)

  • filmed a commercial from script to screen with a crew of 6-7 people

  • Setup lighting aboard the ship according to the sun

  • Operated DJI gimbal to counteract the moving boat

  • Edited the commercial to engage the audience with the story and sound

Lost On A Mountain In Maine 

Doc-Feature by Andrew Knightlinger

2nd Assistant Camera  (July 2022)

  • Loaded Dailes onto camera truck

  • Supplied fresh batteries, and SD cards to the camera dept.

  • Setup video village

Production Assistant (July 2021 - Present)

  • “Nepotism Baby” Dir. Tij Doyen - Set PA

  • “TikTok” - Set PA

  • “Baskin Robbins” - Set PA

  • “Avocado” - Set PA

  • “Amex” - Set PA

  • “Latin Mafia Music video” - Set PA

  • “My Bird is Sick” - 1st Team PA


Atlantic Pictures, Neymarc Visuals & Timed Exposure 

Film Internships (2019-2022)

  • Gained expertise in operating Red Cameras, and Davinci Resolve. Created commercial treatments for clients.

  • assisted on commercial sets, and reviewed scripts and treatments