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Zoë Davidson

Zoë Davidson, Associate Member CSC, is a Director of Photography from Toronto, Canada. She has an MFA in Film from Howard University, and taught as an Assistant Professor of Digital Media for 4 years.

Currently, Zoë freelances as a Director of Photography in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.

Zoë has worked for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Lionsgate, Terence Nance, Huffington Post, and is a member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Women in Media, and Sporas.

The films that she has worked on have been featured at festivals around the world, including Sundance, Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, and CaribbeanTales. She has been featured on several panels due to the success of her films. Zoë is also an avid traveler.

Major Awards & Recent Festivals

Winner, Emerging Lens - Best Documentary, 2024
Winner, Montreal International Black Film Festival - Best Short Documentary, 2020
Winner, Canada Shorts - Award of Excellence, 2020 

Press

AMPAS Gold Rising Program

UDC Forward