FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES Presents An AD HOMINEM ...

In 2005 Taylor and Payne partnered with producer Jim Burke to form Ad Hominem
Enterprises. Jim currently lives in New York with his wife, the filmmaker Tamara Jenkins, and their
daughter.
PHEDON PAPAMICHAEL, ASC (Director of Photography), an award winning director and
cinematographer, was born in Athens, Greece and moved with his family to Germany, where in 1982 he
completed his education in Fine Arts, in Munich. Working as a photojournalist brought Papamichael to
NYC in 1983, where he started crossing over into cinematography.
His first feature film, the 35mm black & white SPUD, earned him the Award for Best
Cinematography at the Cork Film Festival in Ireland. Following a call from John Cassavetes, his cousin
and later collaborator, Phedon moved to Los Angeles. While continuing to work on short and
experimental films, he began his feature career as a director of photography for Roger Corman, for whom
he photographed seven films within two years.
Phedon now counts forty-four feature films to his credit as director of photography, including the
early block-busters AMERICA‘S SWEETHEARTS, starring Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones,
MOUSE HUNT, PATCH ADAMS, starring Robin Williams, and PHENOMENON, starring John
Travolta and directed by Jon Turteltaub, for whom he also shot WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING and
COOL RUNNINGS.
His credits include many critically acclaimed films, such as UNSTRUNG HEROES (Un Certain
Regard, Cannes 1995), directed by Diane Keaton, UNHOOK THE STARS, starring Gena Rowlands and
directed by Nick Cassavetes, and THE LOCUSTS (Mezzogiorno, Venice Film Festival 1997).
THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL, directed by Wim Wenders and starring Mel Gibson, was
chosen as the Opening Film of the 2000 Berlin Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize, the Silver
Bear, as well as the Golden Camera. The European co-production, 27 MISSING KISSES, directed by
Oscar nominated filmmaker Nana Djordjadze, premiered at Directors Fortnight in Cannes 2000. It
garnered the Grand Prix Award at the 2000 New York/Avignon Film Festival, the Audience Award at the
2000 Montpellier Film Festival, as well as the Kodak Vision Award for Best Cinematography. In 2000
both films received a Cameraimage nomination, for Best Cinematography.
In 2001 Phedon shot MOONLIGHT MILE (Berlinale, 2003), directed by Brad Silberling, starring
Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and Holly Hunter. It was followed by
IDENTITY, directed by James Mangold, and the Oscar-nominated SIDEWAYS (Academy Award
Winner: Best Screenplay, Nominee: Best Picture) directed by Alexander Payne.
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