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Sevag Chahinian
Camera · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Sevag Chahinian is a Los Angeles native filmmaker. His family hails from Lebanon and Sevag was born in the United States, making him a first-generation U.S. citizen. As such, he has been exposed to diverse backgrounds and viewpoints through his family and his travels in different countries. At the age of 14, Sevag acquired a love for storytelling and began to film documentaries with different organizations around the world. He then began directing at a local television studio in Los Angeles. Adamant about learning progressing in his found passion, he was determined to pursue this life of filmmaking and begin to grow. Sevag then went on to attend the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) where he then cultivated his skills and defined his style of storytelling. Since graduating from USC SCA, Sevag has worked as a director and director of photography on numerous projects ranging from small-scale shorts to major production such as music videos, short narratives, and feature films that have been official selections and award winners on the festival circuits.
Known for

Never Getting Rid of Me, Bitch
Director of Photography

Hanger's Limb
Key Grip

Clothesline
Director of Photography

Something Borrowed
Cinematography

Summon a Fiend
Director of Photography
To Go to the Moon
Director of Photography

Balloon Animals
Director of Photography

A Cake For Lizzie
Second Assistant Camera
Filmography
- 2026Balloon AnimalsDirector of Photography
- 2023Never Getting Rid of Me, BitchDirector of Photography
- 2022To Go to the MoonDirector of Photography
- 2021ClotheslineDirector of Photography
- 2019Hanger's LimbKey Grip
- 2018A Cake For LizzieSecond Assistant Camera
- 2018Summon a FiendDirector of Photography
- —Something BorrowedCinematography
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