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Zoë Davidson

Zoë Davidson, Associate Member CSC, is a Director of Photography based in Washington, DC. Born in Toronto, she now works across the United States and Canada and is available for productions globally.

Her work has screened at major festivals including Sundance, the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, and CaribbeanTales. She holds an MFA in Film from Howard University and taught as an Assistant Professor of Digital Media for four years.

Zoë is a member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Women in Media, and Sporas.

She has been featured as a panelist at film festivals worldwide. Outside of her commercial work, Zoë regularly travels to the Caribbean to support community-led documentaries, including ongoing work in Jamaica.

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