Carson McKinnon

Camera

Photoplayd Industry Rating

Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.

Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.

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.

Known for

Credits

Forgiveness Girl (2025)
Director of Photography
Algea: God of Pain (2024)
Director of Photography
Lady in the Locket (2025)
Director of Photography
Last Seven Days (—)
Director of Photography
Rite of the Shaman (2022)
Director of Photography
Mother and Me (—)
Director of Photography
Gabriella (2026)
Director of Photography
Royal Façade (2024)
Director of Photography