Joel Edsel Schaeffer

Joel Edsel Schaeffer

Originally from Te Puke, New Zealand, Joel is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA who recently completed his MFA in Cinematography at the AFI Conservatory.

Joel started in the camera department in 2009 and has worked on a range of different film sets all over the world. He has worked on small documentaries as well as larger feature films such as FAST & FURIOUS 7 and STAR TREK BEYOND.

In 2014, he joined Dubai Film, a production house set up to create high and extreme sports content, where he lead the technical team to create JETMAN DUBAI: YOUNG FEATHERS. His latest short film, TAKE ME BACK TO MICHIGAN, was a selection of the 2017 Cannes Short Film Festival.