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Arseni Khachaturan

Arseni Khachaturan

Cinematographer · Born March 8, 1993 (33) · Minsk, Belarus

Arseni Khachaturan is a Belarusian cinematographer based in Los Angeles. In 2019 Arseni worked with Chuko & Arie Esiri on their debut feature film "This is my desire", which premiered at the 70' Berlinale Forum and was included in the Criterion Collection. He worked on Dea Kulumbegashvili's feature film "Beginning". It was a 2020 Cannes Official Selection and won 4 awards at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, FIPRESCI at Toronto Film Festival, European Film awards nomination and was Georgia's submission for the Oscars. In 2021 Arseni worked with Luca Guadagnino on his film "Bones and All" which won Silver Lion for the Best Director at the 79th Venice Film Festival. Afterwards he has worked with Sam Levinson on his recent HBO series "The Idol" which premiered in Cannes. In 2024 he shot Dea Kulumbegashvili’s sophomore feature April, which won the Special Just Prize at the 81st Venice Film Festival. His recent credits include Kristoffer Borgli’s upcoming A24 film "The Drama" starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and India Donaldson’s A24 & Plan B film "The Chaperones". Arseni is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 8, 1993 (33)
From
Minsk, Belarus
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
8 on Motif · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 6% in 30 days

What are Arseni Khachaturan's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Survival
18%
Bonds
17%
Morality
11%
Power
3%
Society
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Tense
5
Dread
3
Absurd
3
Romantic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Arseni Khachaturan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Arseni Khachaturan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

  • The Drama(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • King Hamlet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Psycho Killer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • April(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Circus Maximus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • The Idol(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Aviva(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bones and All(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • O Night Divine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • This Is My Desire(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Edging Normal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Beginning(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • MOONCHILD EXPERIENCE (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • How to Say I Love You at Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • City of the Sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Léthé (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • After Thought (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • The Chaperones (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Drama (2026)

$135M worldwide

Highest rated

The Drama (2026)

Midcredits 81st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography19 of 19: 19 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s15 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Arseni Khachaturan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Idol (2023)

85th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Drama (2026)

Midcredits 81st · 72% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 79/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 70. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Arseni Khachaturan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles56–82 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Arseni Khachaturan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Arseni Khachaturan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dea Kulumbegashvili shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers