Iris Ng is recognized as a versatile cinematographer, who lends her patience, creativity, intuition, and skill to being a director’s vision to the screen. For over a decade, Iris has collaborated with award-winning directors on a variety of documentaries that have garnered acclaim and resonated with audiences internationally. Her body of work is complemented by broadcast scripted series, shorts, and films made with artists.
Iris was inspired at an early age by the photos and Super 8 movies taken by the image-makers in her family, namely her Grandfather, Uncle, and parents. Capturing the essence of a moment has become a lifelong influence in her creative work.
Iris has earned a BFA in Film Production from York University but also brings her visual arts background to the projects she works on which allows her to approach the work abstractly and conceptually before tapping into the technical skills required to being a director’s vision to screen.
She is comfortable working in the latest digital formats as well as 35mm, 16mm, and Super 8 which still make up a significant portion of the material she shoots. While her work has been screened at festivals and installations around the world, Iris’ goal continues to be to better capture the essence of the moment in the medium, to listen intently, and to channel stories of marginalized communities that unfold before her. Cinematography as an agent of allyship.
Since 2020, Iris has been involved with organisations in the film industry, joining IATSE’s C.O.R.E - the Committee On Racial Equity, being a founding member of the Documentary Cinematographer’s Alliance, and holding the position of Co-Chair of the Field Of View Mentorship Committee at the Canadian Society of Cinematographers.