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— chicago cinematographer

commercial · brand · documentary · aerial

— recent projects

recent chicago work

A selection of recent commercial, brand, and documentary projects shot in Chicago and across Chicagoland.

community event in oak brook, il
wedding drone services
wedding in lake zurich – drone
community event in oak brook, il
wedding drone services
wedding in lake zurich – drone
— kind words

what clients say

Em made a film about my mother's recipes that my mother now plays for her friends when they visit. That is the highest form of brand work.
— era bashkurti, bakery owner · jefferson park · 2024
Em covered our four-day food festival with two operators. 47 hours of footage edited into a 90-second recap that the city manager said was the best they've seen.
— stephanie marchetti, food festival producer · navy pier · 2024
Eight weeks for the highlight film, twelve for the ceremony edit, exactly when he said. I am a project manager. I appreciate this more than you know.
— vanessa & nicholas esposito · private club · march 2024
Two-day tech conference. Em's same-day social cuts pushed our hashtag to trending in Chicago. Brand visibility we could not have bought.
— christopher hayes, conference founder · mccormick place · 2024
Brand film for my architecture firm at our 25th anniversary. Em interviewed my partners and me without us realizing we were being interviewed. The result is honest.
— stephen murray, architect · chicago · 2024
Brand film about my tailoring shop in Little Italy. Em's camera work on the hands at work — basting, pressing, fitting — feels like a documentary about a vanishing craft.
— marco riccio, master tailor · little italy · 2024
The portraits at the lakefront, my hijab in motion, the wind catching everything — I have never felt more myself in a photograph.
— amal & tariq mansour · oak street beach · june 2024
Em's film captured my philosophy as a surgeon, not my marketing. The patients who book me now say they watched it three times before scheduling.
— lara khoury, plastic surgeon · gold coast · 2024
Executive portrait that ran in a Chicago business publication. Em made me look like the kind of CEO I want to be, not the kind of CEO I worry I look like.
— antonio romano, ceo · river north · 2024
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— about Emiliano

meet your chicago videographer

I'm Emiliano Abedini, a 4-time Emmy Award-winning director and cinematographer specializing in video production, photography, and drone services throughout Chicago. I founded this practice on a belief that exceptional visual storytelling requires both technical mastery and genuine creative vision and that every project deserves the same level of directorial attention, regardless of size.

— emiliano
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— what we offer

chicago videography & photography

Two paths, both rooted in the same cinematic eye. Pick what you need — or get in touch and we’ll work it out together.

— film

videography

Cinematic films — commercial, brand work, documentary, events.
Photography in Chicago
— stills

photography

The same eye, frozen. Aerial, portraits.
— FAA part 107 licensed

also offering aerial

FAA-licensed drone services for Chicago commercial, construction, and events. LAANC authorized for Class B Chicago airspace.

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— where we work

serving 45+ chicagoland communities

Based in Jefferson Park, working across the city and the Chicago metro. Dedicated pages for the cities below; full coverage everywhere in between.

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I take on a small number of projects each year so every one gets the attention it deserves. Send a note — even just to say hi.

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