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Iris Ng is a Canadian cinematographer, most noted for her work on documentary films.[1]

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.[2] 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".[3]

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."[4]

In 2024, she was announced as the subject of a special program highlighting her work at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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  • 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

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Awards

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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 [6]
2023 Photography in a Comedy Series Strays ("House Sitting") Nominated
Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series Artificial Immortality
with Stephen Chung 		Nominated [7]

References

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  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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