Director

Carson McKinnon

Camera

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TMDB popularity

0.4

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 3564962

IMDb ID: nm5652773

Known for: Camera

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2022 - 2025

Years active: 4

Average TMDB rating: 6.7

Frequent jobs

Director of Photography (5)Director (1)First Assistant Camera (1)

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Biography

Carson McKinnon is an American cinematographer and director from Salt Lake City, Utah. He has served as Director of Photography on more than ten feature films and is best known for writing, directing, and shooting the psychological thriller Mother and Me (2024). McKinnon won the 2022 Utah Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Rite of the Shaman and was previously recognized as Best Filmmaker Under 18 for his short film 8 Hours (2019). His work is distinguished by its striking visual style and emotionally driven storytelling.

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