Photo by Arthur Castellano
Patrick Ouziel is a Chinese American and French cinematographer based in Los Angeles. He studied political science at Yale and received his MFA from the AFI Conservatory.
Patrick’s passion lies in narrative filmmaking, and he is grateful to have shot projects that have achieved recognition at major festivals including SXSW, TIFF, and Tribeca, and screened on platforms like Short of the Week and Vimeo Staff Picks.
Most recently, Patrick photographed the Japanese horror feature, “Never After Dark,” which was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures and premiered at SXSW 2026, where it also won an Audience Award.
His commercial clients include: AT&T, Discover, Starbucks, Rivian, Honda, 2K Games (2025 Clio Silver Award Winning Campaign), Febreze, Joybird, Nike, and many others.
Email: patrickouzieldp@gmail.com
PRESS
SONY - Sony VENICE 2 and FX3 Capture the Chills of Supernatural Horror in “Never After Dark”
INDIEWIRE - How I Shot That: The Cameras and Lenses Behind the 2026 SXSW Features
SCREEN ANARCHY - J. Hurtado on “NEVER AFTER DARK”: “Ouziel’s painstaking attention to light and color works seamlessly with a production design team who is at the top of their game. Every single shot in Never After Dark is perfectly executed, the camera moves around the house and the characters at the perfect pace for the audience to take in each detail and understand exactly what is happening at every moment.”
ASYNCHRONOUS MEDIA - Christopher Cross on “NEVER AFTER DARK”: ”Kinetic camerawork and gorgeously lit cinematography by Patrick Ouziel complement these tonal shifts, making action sequences play out with the same gusto as a night of drinking and dancing.”