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Sidarth Kantamneni
Sidarth Kantamneni is a Director and Cinematographer residing in Atlanta, GA. He began work in the independent film community in 2008, lensing everything from music videos to feature films.
He has been an active member of IATSE Local 600 since 2012. In 2014, Sidarth received an Emerging Cinematographer Award from the International Cinematographers Guild for his work on the Russo-Georgian war film "Saerto Ena."
His work as 2nd Unit Director of Photography and camera operator can be seen on the hit Netflix series "Sweet Magnolias" and the upcoming FX miniseries "Class of '09" starring Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara.
In the summer of 2018, Sidarth made the jump from shooting to directing with the 35mm short film "Andrew's Letter," a World War II homefront drama.
Other projects as director include music videos for the artists Letta and James Silver, commercials for brands such as Holiday Inn and Brightwell, and several episodes of the Investigation Discovery true-crime docuseries "You Worst Nightmare."
Credentials
2014 ICG Emerging Cinematographer Awards Honoree
International Cinematographers Guild IATSE Local 600: Camera Operator
2nd place, Alabama State Science Fair Eighth Grade.