Biography

Carson McKinnon is an American cinematographer born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was awarded the 2022 'Best Cinematographer' at the Utah Film Awards for Rite of the Shaman. Prior to that in 2019, had been named named Best Filmmaker Under 18 by the Utah Film Awards for his short film "8 Hours".
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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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Carson McKinnon is an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and director from Salt Lake City, Utah. He made his feature directorial debut with Mother and Me (2026), a psychological thriller starring Caylee Cowan and Brady Noon. Beginning his career at age 14 as a Production Assistant, McKinnon chose hands-on experience over film school, building his career through work on feature films, commercials, and music videos. Before directing, he established himself as a cinematographer, photographing numerous narrative features and developing a visual style known for atmospheric imagery and psychologically driven storytelling. In 2022, he received the Utah Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Rite of the Shaman, after previously being named Best Filmmaker Under 18 in 2019 for his short film 8 Hours.
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