Elia Lyssy

Originally from Zürich, Switzerland Elia Lyssy has been residing in New York since 1988. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts he started working as a cinematographer all over the United States, Asia, Africa, South America and Europe. Working in both the narrative as well as the documentary field, he has lensed films such as the acclaimed music documentary “PHISH-Bittersweet Motel” directed by Todd Phillips, the Peabody Award winning series “Latino Americans” and the Emmy nominated “The Longoria Affair” with John Valadez, the documentary series “Weediquette” for VICE, the award- winning short film “Wonder”, the documentary “Black in Space” for the Smithsonian Channel, as well as the Swiss Comedies “Die Letzte Pointe aka The Final Touch” and “Eden für Jeden”. Elia is a member of the Swiss Cinematographer Society (SCS) and teaches Cinematography and Lighting at Pratt Institute’s School of Art in Brooklyn.