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Eli Solt

Cinematographer

  • films
  • photos
    • featured
    • shot on 35mm
    • seeing the world
    • black & white
    • people
    • england
    • faceless
    • fleeting moments
  • Writing
    • Featured Writing
    • Film Critiques, Reviews, & Essays
    • Literature Analysis & Critiques
  • About

Filmmaking Reel

The Composition of Sand

“We’re standing on the remnants of long dead creatures.”

An insomnia-ridden Brendan struggles with the recent loss of his childhood friend Charlie and slips into an alternate reality in a search for answers.

Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Eli Solt
Talent: Gareth Root, Ryan Hart
With Assistance from: Dani Chace

a great perhaps

"The moment seizes us.”

A journey into the heart of Ecuador and Peru.

A film by Eli Solt

late so soon

"It’s night before it’s afternoon." 

A troubled man wanders through desolate city streets at night, tormented by recurring flashbacks of a past relationship gone wrong, and unable to distinguish the truth of his own memories.

Writer/Director:
Josie Kinzley & Eli Solt
Director of Photography: 
Eli Solt
Talent: 
Ryan Hart, Josie Kinzley

Safe House 1618

"No One is coming for us. As long as we stay here, we’re safe." 

A revenge plot traps three sisters and their getaway driver in a safe house until they can escape the country, but they may be running from so much more than just the police.

Featured Festival Awards:
Official Selection - 2022 Las Vegas Independent Film Festival
Winner - 2021 Fullshot Film Festival
Winner “Best Narrative Feature” - 2022 Chicago Indie Film Awards
Finalist - Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival
Winner “Top Feature” - 2021 Another Hole In The Head Film Festival
Winner “Best Narrative Feature” - 2022 Pure Magic International Film Festival

Writer/Director: Calvin T. Shepherd
Director of Photography: Eli Solt
Lead Editor: Eli Solt

burn, burn, burn

An ode to New York.

A film by Eli Solt

LOSA Concert

Concert edit from LOSA’s show at Harvard and Stone in Hollywood. March 2025.

Shot and edited by Eli Solt

Dust on the Back of the Eye

“What's the first thought you have after you die?”

A hypochondriac begins to lose grip on reality, sensing a presence that follows him wherever he steps.

Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Eli Solt
Talent: Gareth Root, Ryan Hart, Miko Coffey
With Assistance from: Dani Chace

the air of London

fog on the Essex marshes, 
fog on the Kentish heights.

you told me that London,
once made you feel light.

A gentle return to the streets of London and the rolling hills along the cliffs of England.

A film by Eli Solt

the surfer can't forget

Frames of surfers at sunrise in Malibu. August 2024.

Shot and edited by Eli Solt

auguries of woe

“I would like to grow a garden in a city of sand.”

A film by Eli Solt

annual recaps

2023 and 2024 recaps.

Shot and edited by Eli Solt

the university

“If time is all we have, I promise not to waste it.”

A tribute to a school.

A film by Eli Solt

surrogate

“When mathematical propositions refer to reality they are not certain; when they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”

Alone with amnesia. An unknown corner of the universe. No way out

Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Eli Solt
Talent: Ethan Funk-Breay
Special Thanks: Miko Coffey

country mustard

After the murder of his father by a local biker gang, Cole returns home to inherit his father’s ranch despite his step-mother and brothers’ determination to keep it for themselves.

Writer/Director: Calvin T. Shepherd
Director of Photography/Lead Editor: Eli Solt

Sparkling Water Spec Ad

Spec ad for La Croix sparkling water.

Written and directed by Calvin Naraghi
Shot and edited by Eli Solt

interpretation.

"interpretation." is a film project collection spanning the course of four years. The project consists of 10 short films that aim to convey and explore various ideas central to the human experience.

i. limits of the unknown.
ii. young summer.
iii. morning.
iv. close your eyes and wake up.
v. memories drench the night.
vi. the pacific has no memory.
vii. childhood.
viii. brutally honest.
ix. who’s to say.
x. time travel on highway 34.

All films by Eli Solt

overheated

A sweaty tale of life without A/C.

A film by Miko Coffey & Eli Solt

wedding film reel

All weddings shot by Eli Solt for Amari Productions. Amari Productions owns all footage in this reel.

it's just a quarter century kid

tomorrow I turn 25

the kalman project

"So great and so rapid has been our material growth that there has been a tendency to lag behind in spiritual and moral growth." 

This film offers a poetic exploration of the bounds we have placed upon ourselves in the past century through the exploitation of natural resources and our distancing from the natural world.

Director/Cinematographer/Editor: 
Eli Solt
Talent: 
Miko Coffey & Ryan Hart

chisholm: tribute to a beard

Painting the secret colors of life.

A film by Eli Solt

the road looks stranger

An aching pride cries out in vain,
From tattered hulls that leave the shore.
Our bodies empty, departed pain,
The road looks stranger than before.

A film about the beginning and the end of the world...and the brief time in between.

Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Eli Solt
Talent: Miko Coffey & Eli Solt
With Assistance From: Ryan Hart

the window

Written, Directed, Shot, and Edited by Eli Solt…who continues to look out the window

temporal hills

“That’s so true.”

Temporal Hills is an innovative sci-fi/comedy web series created by Eli Solt and Ryan Hart. Following a mix of cinematic narrative content and YouTube style “vlogging”, the show explores a group of teenagers caught in the middle of a universe-wide mystery. Join them on their spaceship, in their office break room, and on the highest peak in the world!. Seasons 1 and 2 available now!

Season 1 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp05Uz6QMjd4roODbm9VSzO1z50O7QGb8

Season 2 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp05Uz6QMjd5fAP9AWJDbNnj8LvmJcvRZ

(Season 3 was lost in a bathtub accident)

Season 4 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp05Uz6QMjd62aGXqQ2CCK3eSrlefudyI

Created By:
Eli Solt & Ryan Hart
Featuring:
Ryan Hart, Eli Solt, Aaron Helmuth, Dexter Huckaby, Steele Castles, Major Chisholm, Finn Dangerfield, Miko Coffey, and More!

a few moments of good from 2020

Everything in the universe has a rhythm.

A film by Eli Solt

Sports Demo Reel

a cozy reading walk

Come take a foggy morning walk and listen to the opening pages of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Talent: Gareth Root
Shot and edited by: Eli Solt

something like a lost city

“I woke one day and it had changed.”

Following the Pacific Coast Highway back toward a forgotten dream.

Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor:
Eli Solt
Talent:
Ryan Hart & Eli Solt

a facsimile of first street

A contemplation on moving away from home.

A film by Eli Solt

Filmmaking Reel

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The Composition of Sand

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late so soon

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Safe House 1618

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burn, burn, burn

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LOSA Concert

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Dust on the Back of the Eye

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the air of London

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the surfer can't forget

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auguries of woe

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annual recaps

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the university

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surrogate

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country mustard

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Sparkling Water Spec Ad

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interpretation.

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overheated

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wedding film reel

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it's just a quarter century kid

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the kalman project

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chisholm: tribute to a beard

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the road looks stranger

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the window

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temporal hills

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a few moments of good from 2020

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Sports Demo Reel

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a cozy reading walk

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something like a lost city

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a facsimile of first street

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