Teodoro Maniaci

História

Teodoro Maniaci is an American cinematographer and documentary director.

Filmes

.45: A Vitória é a Vingança
Director of Photography
Kate (Milla Jovovich) está cansada de viver nas ruas perigosas de Hell's Kitchen, assim como da falta de ambição de seu namorado, Big Al (Angus Macfadyen). Ansiosa em enriquecer, ela decide fazer algumas vendas de armas sem que Big Al saiba. Nestas vendas ela é auxiliada por Vic (Sarah Strange), que está maravilhada com Kate. Quando Big Al descobre o que está ocorrendo ele perde os limites, o que faz com que Kate queira se vingar. Para isso ela usa seus atributos femininos para seduzir dissidentes de gangues, policiais e criminosos que possam ajudá-la.
Tibet revisited
Director of Photography
Composed of 28 static-camera scenes from everyday (occupied)-Tibetan life, each picture (without narration) a "narrative" lasting several minutes, these 28 views explore the contradictions between the traditional way of life and modernism's obvious invasion of Tibet.
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
Director of Photography
Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s is a look back at a decade of turbulent, often uncertain times that included the hiring and firing of several casts, numerous writers, producers and ultimately the revitalization of the show with the return of executive producer Lorne Michaels.
Dentro de Garganta Funda
Director of Photography
30 anos após "Garganta Funda" ter revolucionado a opinião pública, surge Dentro de Garganta Funda - o documentário que coloca frente a frente as modestas intenções de quem fez o filme e as consequências devastadoras que (inadvertidamente) criaram.
Party Monster
Director of Photography
A cena club de Nova York dos anos 80 e 90 era um mundo como nenhum outro. Neste playground de bolas de espelhos cor de doce entrou Michael Alig, um aspirante a lugar nenhum especial. Sob o olhar atento do veterano garoto do clube James St. James, Alig rapidamente subiu ao topo... e não havia outro lugar para ir a não ser descer.
Searching for Paradise
Director of Photography
A young woman, coping with the death of her father, embarks on a quest to meet a Hollywood star with whom she has become obsessed.
The Business of Strangers
Director of Photography
A dark thriller about a successful businesswoman and her young assistant who toy with a slow-witted businessman while stuck at an airport hotel.
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
Director of Photography
Chronicles the life of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay movie star, who sacrificed his career to live openly with his lover.
O Tao de Steve
Director of Photography
Nos seus 30 anos, Dex, inchado pela cerveja, se tornou um homem feio. Ele é muito erudito em filosofia, estudou Steve McQueen - o protótipo ideal do herói americano, ele é perito em budismo e taoísmo e segue as três leis que fazem dele um sucesso com as mulheres: não expressar desejo, fazer algo heroico na frente dela, em seguida, recuar. Tem um trabalho temporário com crianças e, em outras partes do dia fica na cerveja e com os amigos jogando Frisbee, ou na piscina, ou jogando pôquer, ou com seu cão Astro, ou fazendo sexo. O que poderia estar faltando? Então, em sua reunião de dez anos da faculdade, Dex encontra Syd, e o "Tao de Steve" não pode ser bastante para começar o que quer. Além disso, Syd se lembra de algo importante que Dex esqueceu. Pode um indivíduo esperto, com excesso de peso, encontrar a felicidade?
Luminous Motion
Director of Photography
A mom and her 10-year-old son motor around the country as she makes ends meet by turning tricks until her car breaks down. She then temporarily takes up with a hardware store owner until she gets her own place. Then the kid's father shows up to try to take the two over.
The Opportunists
Director of Photography
Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved for remodeling, but Vic is reluctant to take it. When a long-lost cousin from Ireland shows up on his doorstep, the two team up for one last heist.
Claire Dolan
Director of Photography
A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby.
Predictions of Fire
Director of Photography
A visceral documentary focusing on the Slovenian collective art movement known as NSK ('Neue Slowenische Kunst') and its varied branches: 'Laibach', 'Irwin', and 'Red Pilot'.
Tarantella
Director of Photography
When her mother suddenly dies, Diane Di Sorella must return to her New Jersey home after years of being estranged from her family.
Clean, Shaven
Director of Photography
Peter Winter is a young schizophrenic who is desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family. He attempts to function in a world that, for him, is filled with strange voices, electrical noise, disconcerting images, and jarringly sudden emotional shifts. During his quest, he runs afoul of the law and an ongoing murder investigation.
One Nation Under God
Director
Focusing on the contemporary religious Right Wing proliferation of curative therapies for homosexuality, this riveting documentary offers historical context as well as a political analysis of this frighteningly large movement.
Blind Double Date
Additional Photography
A blind date goes horribly wrong.