09/02/2026
Beautiful work from cinematographer David Jones working with director Imran J. Khan for the film “Mustache.”
David chose our TLS rehoused vintage LOMO Round Front anamorphic lenses which he paired with Sony Venice. In David’s words, “the LOMO round fronts were perfect. We had it in mind that we were going to crop the image, so we actually cut out the little bit of vignetting the lens has with the Venice 1. We cropped it to 2.29:1, which felt right. Imran, J. Kahn, the director, showed me some 90s vintage film snap shots from his teen years. He also showed me scenes from Goodfellas which made for a fun combination of influences to interpret. The LOMOs gave us the right amount of vintage character we liked for this period. And the bigger, anamorphic feel matched how we imagined our lead — someone who spent middle school over-dramatizing his own story.”
LOMO Round Fronts are a favorite of many cinematographers. They are surprisingly sharp on center, with gradual falloff. Bokeh is gorgeous, with a nice amount of swirl to it. They have the right amount of barrel distortion, and beautiful lens flares. They are quite flattering for anamorphic lenses, never stretching an actor’s face. The TLS housings give them reliable modern mechanics, and improved close focus.
The film won the audience award at SXSW and is streaming now.
CREDITS
Mustache
🎬 DIRECTION
Director: Imran J. Khan
1st AD: Brendon Cabral
🎥 CAMERA
DP: David Jones
1st AC: Richard Gonzales
2nd AC: Avigal Levona
DIT: Clayton Masales
💡 GRIP & ELECTRIC
Gaffer: Kirill Melamed
Key Grip: Mitchell Jones
🎨 ART & COSTUME
Production Designer: Alexis DeBad
Costume Designer: Ginger Martini
🖥️ POST
Editor: Harrison Atkins
✨ ALSO ON SET
Sound Mixer: Josh Van Dreumel
Key HMU: Nightstar
Locations Mgr: Scott Wood
🏷️ PRODUCERS
Exec Producer: Andrew Bronfman
Exec Producer: Jason Jallet
Exec Producer: Jonathan Bronfman
Producer: Christina Won
Producer: Jessica Sittig
Producer: Christopher Storer
Co-Producer: Cooper Wehde
Co-Producer: Parker Mays
Line Producer: Craig Fleming
Line Producer: Carla Martí
