Patrice Lucien Cochet

Patrice Lucien Cochet

Known for
Camera
Born
October 28, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Paris, France
IMDb

Biography

With an MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute, Patrice Cochet is a 4 time Sundance Alumni award winning French cinematographer. His work spans between dramatic, comedic, mystery, thrillers, and family feature films. All with close attention to finding unique visual true lines. Beyond having shot over 30 scripted features and over 30 for TV, movies, commercial, and music videos, Cochet has also served as a mentor to many young filmmakers at the Sundance Director’s Lab and at Columbia College in Hollywood. Cochet was noticed for his work on Sundance favorites Better Luck Tomorrow, The End of Love, The Good Life, and Joshy. His work on Explicit Ills won him a special jury award for Best Cinematography at SXSW. Cochet has been called “a gifted Cinematographer” by The Los Angeles Times, “technically scorchingly good" and "great at capturing emotional rawness” by The Hollywood Reporter and “making a small indie film look as glossy as a megamillion studio production” by Roger Ebert.

Known For

Filmography

2025
Gunslingers poster

Gunslingers

Movie · Director of Photography

2023
Hot Girl Winter poster

Hot Girl Winter

Movie · Director of Photography

2023
Daughter of the Bride poster

Daughter of the Bride

Movie · Director of Photography

2023
Deadly Entanglement poster

Deadly Entanglement

Movie · Director of Photography

2023
Out of Hand poster

Out of Hand

Movie · Director of Photography

2023
A Wesley Christmas Wedding poster

A Wesley Christmas Wedding

Movie · Director of Photography

2022
Christmas with My Ex poster

Christmas with My Ex

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Stressed to Death poster

Stressed to Death

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
His Deadly Affair poster

His Deadly Affair

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
A Woman's Nightmare poster

A Woman's Nightmare

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Sunrise in Heaven poster

Sunrise in Heaven

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Deadly Excursion poster

Deadly Excursion

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
The Place of No Words poster

The Place of No Words

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
My Adventures with Santa poster

My Adventures with Santa

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Evil Doctor poster

Evil Doctor

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Rottentail poster

Rottentail

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Left for Dead poster

Left for Dead

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
A Stone Cold Christmas poster

A Stone Cold Christmas

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Running Away poster

Running Away

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
The Trouble with Mistletoe poster

The Trouble with Mistletoe

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Flesh and Blood poster

Flesh and Blood

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
The Tiger Hunter poster

The Tiger Hunter

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Scales poster

Scales

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Joshy poster

Joshy

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
A Father's Secret poster

A Father's Secret

Movie · Director of Photography

2015
Wiener Dog Internationals poster

Wiener Dog Internationals

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Ask Me Anything poster

Ask Me Anything

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Live Nude Girls poster

Live Nude Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
The End of Love poster

The End of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
Wiener Dog Nationals poster

Wiener Dog Nationals

Movie · Director of Photography

2010
Radio Free Albemuth poster

Radio Free Albemuth

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Explicit Ills poster

Explicit Ills

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Player 5150 poster

Player 5150

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
The Good Life poster

The Good Life

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
L.A. Twister poster

L.A. Twister

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Doing Hard Time poster

Doing Hard Time

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
The First Year's a Bitch

The First Year's a Bitch

Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator

2003
Art of Revenge poster

Art of Revenge

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Better Luck Tomorrow poster

Better Luck Tomorrow

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Chance poster

Chance

Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator