Piotr Sobocià Âski (; 3 February 1958 â 26 March 2001) was a Polish cinematographer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for ' in 1994. He was the son of Polish cinematographer Witold Sobocià Âski.
Born in 1958, in à Âódà º, Poland, as a youngster, Sobocià Âski felt led in his father's footsteps. He studied at the National Film School in à Âódà º and earned his degrees in 1987.
He worked with noted Polish director, Krzysztof Kieà Âlowski in many films, starting with Dekalog (1988) and culminating with Kieà Âlowski's final film, ' (1994), for which Sobocià Âski won his first award the Silver Frog Award at Camerimage, Poland's International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography in 1994, as well as an Oscar nomination the same year. In the following year, he won the Golden Frog award for The Seventh Room and, in 1997, received a Golden Frog nomination for MarvinâÂÂs Room.
His career hit a peak in the mid-1990s when he was asked by Ron Howard to work on the film Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo.
While filming Trapped (aka 24 Hours) in 2001, he suffered a massive heart attack and died in his sleep in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was buried at the PowÃÂ zki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland. Hearts in Atlantis, released a few months after his death, and Trapped are dedicated to him.
His sons, Piotr and Michaà Â, are both cinematographers. His daughter, Maria, is an actress.
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