Sol Saihati

Sol Saihati

LightingCinematographerCrew 2006–2025 (19 year career)
5.7 avg rating

Biography

Sol Saihati is a British gaffer. Saihati's early career included extensive work as a gaffer on short films and independent projects, as well as roles as a lighting technician and grip on major international features. His early credits include work on Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), Hugo (2011), World War Z (2013), Paddington (2014), and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). By the mid-2010s, Saihati was regularly serving as gaffer on narrative fe…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (55)

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Movies (52)

Hamnet

Hamnet

2025

Gaffer

7.7
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

Gaffer

5.5
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

Grip

5.5
Locked

Locked

2025

Lighting Design

6.2
How to Shoot a Ghost

How to Shoot a Ghost

2025

Chief Lighting Technician

6.0
How to Shoot a Ghost

How to Shoot a Ghost

2025

Gaffer

6.0
The Son

The Son

2022

Gaffer

6.7
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

2020

Gaffer

6.3
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

2019

Lighting Technician

5.9
Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman's Friends

2019

Gaffer

6.7
Killers Anonymous

Killers Anonymous

2019

Gaffer

4.6
This Is the Winter

This Is the Winter

2019

Gaffer

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

Lighting Technician

8.2
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017

Lighting Technician

6.5
Unseen Enemy

Unseen Enemy

2017

Gaffer

7.7
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

2017

Electrician

6.4
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

Lighting Technician

7.3
Hot Property

Hot Property

2016

Gaffer

4.3
samuel-613

samuel-613

2015

Gaffer

SuperBob

SuperBob

2015

Gaffer

5.9
Operator

Operator

2015

Gaffer

8.1
Paddington

Paddington

2014

Lighting Technician

7.1
The Double

The Double

2014

Gaffer

6.5
Dexys: Nowhere Is Home

Dexys: Nowhere Is Home

2014

Gaffer

6.8
Leave to Remain

Leave to Remain

2013

Gaffer

6.4
Little Favour

Little Favour

2013

Gaffer

6.5
Two Persons Max

Two Persons Max

2013

Gaffer

The Truth About Stanley

The Truth About Stanley

2012

Gaffer

5.0
A Little Bit Country

A Little Bit Country

2012

Gaffer

Shackled

Shackled

2012

Gaffer

4.8
Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011

Lighting Technician

7.0
The Flying Machine 3D

The Flying Machine 3D

2011

Gaffer

5.3
A Vampire's Tale

A Vampire's Tale

2011

Gaffer

3.9
Ghosted

Ghosted

2011

Gaffer

5.2
Archæology

Archæology

2011

Gaffer

6.5
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

Lighting Technician

7.3
Reuniting the Rubins

Reuniting the Rubins

2011

Gaffer

5.4
Stalker

Stalker

2010

Gaffer

4.7
The Rapture

The Rapture

2010

Gaffer

4.0
The Rapture

The Rapture

2010

Second Unit Director of Photography

4.0
Carmen's Kiss

Carmen's Kiss

2010

Lighting Technician

3.5
Carmen's Kiss

Carmen's Kiss

2010

Thanks

3.5
Dead Cert

Dead Cert

2010

Gaffer

4.3
Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

2010

Gaffer

7.9
Macbeth's Disciple

Macbeth's Disciple

2008

Gaffer

7.0
Cold Earth

Cold Earth

2008

Gaffer

2.8
Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva

2008

Chief Lighting Technician

1.0
Human Assembly

Human Assembly

2008

Gaffer

4.0
How to Be

How to Be

2008

Gaffer

4.8
The Man Who Sold The World

The Man Who Sold The World

2006

Gaffer

2.0
Sketch

Sketch

Gaffer

Flipper's Skate Heist

Flipper's Skate Heist

Gaffer