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Canadian cinematographer

Iris Ng is a Canadian cinematographer, most noted for her work on documentary films.

She worked on short films in her early career before working with Min Sook Lee on My Toxic Baby as her first full-length project. She then became more widely known for her work on Sarah Polley's acclaimed film Stories We Tell, which established her reputation as a cinematographer whose work combined the ability to "blend into a situation but also remain present as a human who can be supportive".

Working alongside director Lin Alluna and human rights activist Aaju Peter on their film Twice Colonized, Ng says: "Lin had a very decisive vision for the film’s reliance on verité filming and the incorporation of Super 8 to metaphorically illustrate scenes from Aaju’s past. I have a portfolio with both of these attributes, which allowed us to connect and develop a common vision for the film. Further to that, I am very interested in directing my creative energy toward projects that highlight critical and underrepresented stories. This film's challenging subject matter with its experimental elements felt especially enticing as well."

In 2024, she was announced as the subject of a special program highlighting her work at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

Filmography

Film

  • Circa 1960 - 2006
  • Sixty Days - 2007
  • Point of Departure - 2008
  • Bunko - 2008
  • Purfled Promises - 2009
  • My Toxic Baby - 2009
  • Resilience: Stories of Single Black Mothers - 2010
  • The Market - 2011
  • Stories We Tell - 2012
  • Service of the Goods - 2013
  • Muneeza in the Middle - 2014
  • The Innocents - 2014
  • Michael M. Koerner - 2015
  • Diana Leblanc - 2015
  • The Trick with the Gun - 2015
  • League of Exotique Dancers - 2015
  • The Trip - 2015
  • Dancer of the Board - 2016
  • Migrant Dreams - 2016
  • This River - 2016
  • The Apology - 2016
  • Isla Santa Maria 3D - 2016
  • Nuuca - 2017
  • A Better Man - 2017
  • ROPEd - 2017
  • Come to Me, Paradise - 2017
  • The Country - 2018
  • The Woman Who Loves Giraffes - 2018
  • The Terrorist Hunter - 2018
  • The Way Out - 2018
  • Shirkers - 2018
  • Toxic Beauty - 2019
  • Push - 2019
  • Communicating Vessels - 2020
  • My So-Called Selfish Life - 2021
  • One of Ours - 2021
  • Artificial Immortality - 2021
  • Subjects of Desire - 2021
  • Distant Cousins - 2022
  • Category: Woman - 2022
  • Twice Colonized - 2023
  • Money Shot: The Pornhub Story - 2023

Television

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 2015 Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series The Ghosts in Our Machine
with Nicholas de Pencier, Liz Marshall, John Price 		Nominated
2023 Photography in a Comedy Series Strays ("House Sitting") Nominated
Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series Artificial Immortality
with Stephen Chung 		Nominated

References

  1. Kelly Townsend, "Hot Docs selects cinematographer Iris Ng for Focus On spotlight". Playback, March 20, 2024.
  2. Rachel Ho, "Iris Ng: Visualizing stories". Point of View, February 20, 2024.
  3. Kevin Ritchie, "Iris Ng, one of Toronto’s busiest documentary cinematographers, returns to Hot Docs". Now, April 26, 2017.
  4. Staff (2023-02-03). ""Many Moments Are Raw and Shot on Intuition": DP Iris Ng on Twice Colonized". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  5. Pat Mullen, "Iris Ng, Raoul Peck to Receive Hot Docs Spotlights". Point of View, March 20, 2024.
  6. "Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announces nominees for 2015 Canadian Screen Awards". Chino Kino, January 13, 2015.
  7. Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.

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