November 2025

After the Hunt: Cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed Returns to Feature Filmmaking

Celebrated for his visually expressive collaborations with directors Spike Lee, Hype Williams and Arthur Jafa, cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed took a step back from narrative features in 1998, shifting his focus to music videos, commercials and documentaries to prioritize his family. Luca Guadagnino’s drama After the Hunt marks his return to dramatic features, an endeavor he calls “a marathon” as opposed to the “sprint” of a short-form shoot and “middle-distance run” of a documentary production. (Back in runner’s shape, Sayeed has since reteamed with Guadagnino on another feature, Artificial, shot in San Francisco last summer.) Set at Yale University, After the Hunt tracks two philosophy professors, Alma (Julia Roberts) and Hank...more