Charles Libin

Movies

The Trial of the Chicago 7
"C" Camera Operator
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
On the Seventh Day
Director of Photography
A group of undocumented Mexican immigrants work long hours six days a week, and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Brooklyn.
Oh, Hello on Broadway
Camera Operator
Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.
The Cobbler
Second Unit Director of Photography
Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.
The Cobbler
"B" Camera Operator
Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.
Hairbrained
Director of Photography
A fourteen-year-old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Additional Director of Photography
Jonathan Demme helms this musical documentary that shines a light on the eclectic sounds of songwriter-musician Enzo Avitabile.
Captain Phillips
Camera Operator
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Remote Control
Cinematography
Teenage boy Tsog lives in the slums outside Ulan Bator. He sells milk from his neighbor to support his family, with whom he frequently quarrels. The flight of his imagination is Tsog's only solace— he spends hours drawing his hero, a young monk. After a fight with his parents Tsog takes off to the city, where he settles on the roof of an apartment building. From this new vantage point he spots a beautiful but troubled young woman inhabiting a nearby penthouse. Seeking to intertwine their fates— to bridge the gap between their social, economic, and spiritual conditions— Tsog steals a remote which he uses to control the young woman's television set.
Neil Young Journeys
Additional Photography
In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his youth to filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Through the tunes and the tales, Demme portrays a personal, retrospective look into the heart and soul of the artist.
You Don't Know Jack
Camera Operator
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.
Year One
Second Unit Director of Photography
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
American Combatant
Writer
Former radicals meet up years after their last fight.
American Combatant
Director
Former radicals meet up years after their last fight.
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Production Assistant
A short by and about Wim Wenders -- his life, work, thoughts, America, cinema.