THOMAS CRISTOFOLETTI

Documentary Cinematographer, DIRECTOR & PHOTOGRAPHER

I’m Thomas Cristofoletti, an award-winning documentary director, cinematographer, and photographer based in Bangkok (Thailand), working across Cambodia, Southeast Asia, and internationally.

I direct and shoot medium- and long-form documentaries for international broadcasters and media organisations, including the BBC, Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle, Channel 4, and Channel News Asia (CNA).

My work focuses on human-centred investigative and environmental stories at the intersection of climate change, development and human rights.

DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
PHOTOJOURNALISM
STORIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

My Latest projects

  • BLOOMBERG - WHY THAILAND’S ECONOMY WENT FROM BOOM TO BREAKDOWN

    Director of Photography
    Thailand is one of the world’s most popular travel destinations—a place where modernity coexists with deep tradition; where beaches, skyscrapers and global cuisine define a postcard image. But beneath the surface, Thailand is confronting a long‑brewing economic crisis marked by slow growth, political instability, soaring inequality, demographic decline and a shrinking workforce.

    WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY
  • DEBT INC. - Cambodia's microfinance machine

    DEBT INC. - Cambodia's microfinance machine

    Co-Director & Director of Photography
    An investigative documentary exposing the role of international and European financial institutions in Cambodia’s microfinance crisis.

    Watch the documentary
  • UNEP Restore - Australia's lost shellfish reefs

    UNEP Restore - Australia's lost shellfish reefs

    Director, Director of Photography & Producer
    Australia is leading one of the world’s most ambitious marine restoration efforts through its Shellfish Reef Building Program.

    WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY
  • MONGABAY - Moken Ocean Guardians

    MONGABAY - Moken Ocean Guardians

    Co-Director & Director of Photography
    In a rapidly changing world, the Moken have been forced to adapt their traditional way of life, turning to an unlikely source of income to survive.

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SOME OF MY CLIENTS

A list of my clients, such as The New York Times, Bloomberg, BBC, The Guardian, UNICEF, The Obama Foundation

DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR, AND PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN BANGKOK, WORKING ACROSS THAILAND, CAMBODIA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

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