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'''Iris Ng''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] cinematographer, most noted for her work on documentary films.<ref>Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/03/20/hot-docs-selects-cinematographer-iris-ng-for-focus-on-spotlight/ "Hot Docs selects cinematographer Iris Ng for Focus On spotlight"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', March 20, 2024.</ref>
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.<ref>Rachel Ho, [https://povmagazine.com/iris-ng-visualizing-stories/ "Iris Ng: Visualizing stories"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', February 20, 2024.</ref> 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".<ref>Kevin Ritchie, [https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/this-26-year-old-ride-at-canadas-wonderland-has-been-retired-and-dismantled/ "Iris Ng, one of Toronto’s busiest documentary cinematographers, returns to Hot Docs"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 26, 2017.</ref>
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."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff|date=2023-02-03 |title=“Many Moments Are Raw and Shot on Intuition”: DP Iris Ng on Twice Colonized|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/119423-interview-dp-iris-ng-twice-colonized/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Filmmaker Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2024, she was announced as the subject of a special program highlighting her work at the [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/iris-ng-raoul-peck-to-receive-hot-docs-spotlights/ "Iris Ng, Raoul Peck to Receive Hot Docs Spotlights"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', March 20, 2024.</ref>
==Filmography==
===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 (film)|This River]]'' - 2016
*''The Apology'' - 2016
*''Isla Santa Maria 3D'' - 2016
*''Nuuca'' - 2017
*''[[A Better Man (film)|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 (film)|One of Ours]]'' - 2021
*''[[Artificial Immortality]]'' - 2021
*''[[Subjects of Desire (film)|Subjects of Desire]]'' - 2021
*''Distant Cousins'' - 2022
*''[[Category Woman|Category: Woman]]'' - 2022
*''[[Twice Colonized]]'' - 2023
*''[[Money Shot: The Pornhub Story]]'' - 2023}}
===Television===
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*''Committed'' - 2010
*''[[Herman's House]]'' - 2012
*''[[The Ghosts in Our Machine]]'' - 2013
*''Organic Panic'' - 2014
*''[[Making a Murderer]]'' - 2015-18
*''[[American Masters]]'': "Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl" - 2016
*''Girls' Night Out'' - 2016
*''Robin & Mark & Richard III'' - 2016
*''Once an Immigrant'' - 2017
*''Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors'' - 2018
*''[[In the Making (TV series)|In the Making]]'' - 2019
*''Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall'' - 2020
*''[[Hey Lady!]]'' - 2020
*''[[Strays (TV series)|Strays]]'' - 2021
*''[[Nature (TV program)|Nature]]'': "Flyways" - 2024}}
==Awards==
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! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Work
! scope="col"| Result
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| rowspan=3| [[Canadian Screen Awards]]
| [[3rd Canadian Screen Awards|2015]]
| Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series
| ''[[The Ghosts in Our Machine]]''<br>with [[Nicholas de Pencier]], [[Liz Marshall]], [[John Price (cinematographer)|John Price]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>[http://www.chinokino.com/2015/01/academy-of-canadian-cinema-television.html "Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announces nominees for 2015 Canadian Screen Awards"]. ''Chino Kino'', January 13, 2015.</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| [[11th Canadian Screen Awards|2023]]
| Photography in a Comedy Series
| ''[[Strays (TV series)|Strays]]'' ("House Sitting")
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series
| ''[[Artificial Immortality]]''<br>with Stephen Chung
| {{nom}}
| <ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/2023-canadian-screen-award-nominations-for-documentary/ "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary"]. ''[[Point of View (magazine)|Point of View]]'', February 22, 2023.</ref>
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2698749}}
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