Michael Seresin
Michael Seresin
17.07.1942 (82 years) (Wellington, New Zealand)
Michael Stephen Seresin, ONZM BSC, (born 17 July 1942) is a New Zealand cinematographer, best known for several collaborations with the British director Alan Parker. As a film director, Seresin directed Homeboy, starring and written by Mickey Rourke. In addition to his work in film, Seresin is a winemaker, having founded Seresin Estate in Marlborough in 1992.He is the son of Harry Seresin (1919-1994), who was a key figure in the hospitality and café scene in Wellington, and brother of Ben Seresin, who is also a cinematographer. In the 2009 New Year Honours, Seresin was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the film and wine industries.