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 Darius Shu is a British cinematographer and director known for his work on Queer Parivaar (2022), Peach Paradise (2022), Mical (2020), His Hands (2019), and Secret Child (2019).A visual storyteller who loves humanistic arthouse cinema, he believes in the power of 'show... don't tell' and creating images that stay with you well after.Darius channels the power of visual storytelling to create positive representation in film & TV, driving societal conversations by incorporating social awareness and surrealism elements in his films and striving to illuminate the visual narrative to complement the story.Notable among his recent projects is the BAFTA-nominated documentary "Always, Asifa", part of the limited television series "Queer Lives Today," which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival 2022 and is now streaming on ITVX and Sky TV.He also served as the cinematographer for the critically acclaimed musical-drama film "Queer Parivaar", winner of the BAFTA-qualifying 'Best British Film' award at Iris Prize 2022. The film premiered at BFI Flare Film Festival 2022 and has garnered over 20 international film festival selections. It is now streaming on Channel 4.Darius's extensive body of work includes the Netflix documentary "Peach Paradise", which premiered on TikTok's first-ever live-stream showcase and received a nomination for Best International at Iris Prize 2022. Additionally, he produced and shot the television short film "Sent To Cov" for Sky Arts and the film "Mical", which has amassed over 1.7 million views on YouTube.He shot the film Secret Child (2018) based on the true story from the bestselling book, Secret Child, by Gordon Lewis working alongside Fiona Glascott (Brooklyn and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and Aaron McCusker (Shameless, Bohemian Rhapsody). The film has won over 20 awards with 19 nominations across the world including 5 Best Cinematography awards. It premiered at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood at HollyShorts Film Festival 2018 and was nominated for Best Period Piece. It is streaming on Youtube's largest award-winning film channel Omeleto.Darius had his directorial debut after co-directing and shooting His Hands. It went on to have a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in New York (2019) and was nominated for Best Narrative Short. His Hands is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK, Canada & Australia, and on Dekkoo. Mark Gatiss, the producer of Netflix/BBC series Dracula and Sherlock, quoted His Hands as, "A beguilingly beautiful gem, His Hands defies easy analysis. Shot through with strange, homoerotic melancholy it's ravishing to look at and haunts the memory long after." His second docu-thriller film "I AM Norman" (2021), was nominated at Rhode Island International Film Festival.He also served as producer and cinematographer for "Stockholm" (2022), directed by Tom Wright. The film's premiere at the esteemed BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival in 2022. Additionally, Darius directed several music videos, including a collaboration with the winner of Rupaul's Drag Race, The Vivienne, for her latest single "Bitch on Heels." He also directed Billy Cullum's "Kiss Away," featuring Omari Douglas from the hit Channel 4/HBO Max television series "It's A Sin," and Tia Kofi's new single, "Loving Me Like That."Collaborating with notable artists such as Tim McInnerny, L��a Seydoux, Lily James, Gemma Chan, Tia Kofi, The Vivienne, Omari Douglas, Kaya Scodelario, Big Zuu, and Dominic Cooper, Darius's work has been featured on platforms like Netflix, L'Officiel, Attitude, Advocate, Wonderland, Notion, Amazon Prime Video, ITVX, Sky TV, and Channel 4.Having been educated internationally and locally in the UK, Darius has a global perspective with deep sensitivities to inclusive and diverse filmmaking that adds value to his work. He is also the founder of the arthouse production company Silverprince Pictures.
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Darius Shu is a British cinematographer and director known for his work on Queer Parivaar (2022), Peach Paradise (2022), Mical (2020), His Hands (2019), and Secret Child (2019).A visual storyteller who loves humanistic arthouse cinema, he believes in the power of 'show... don't tell' and creating images that stay with you well after.Darius channels the power of visual storytelling to create positive representation in film & TV, driving societal conversations by incorporating social awareness and surrealism elements in his films and striving to illuminate the visual narrative to complement the story.Notable among his recent projects is the BAFTA-nominated documentary "Always, Asifa", part of the limited television series "Queer Lives Today," which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival 2022 and is now streaming on ITVX and Sky TV.He also served as the cinematographer for the critically acclaimed musical-drama film "Queer Parivaar", winner of the BAFTA-qualifying 'Best British Film' award at Iris Prize 2022. The film premiered at BFI Flare Film Festival 2022 and has garnered over 20 international film festival selections. It is now streaming on Channel 4.Darius's extensive body of work includes the Netflix documentary "Peach Paradise", which premiered on TikTok's first-ever live-stream showcase and received a nomination for Best International at Iris Prize 2022. Additionally, he produced and shot the television short film "Sent To Cov" for Sky Arts and the film "Mical", which has amassed over 1.7 million views on YouTube.He shot the film Secret Child (2018) based on the true story from the bestselling book, Secret Child, by Gordon Lewis working alongside Fiona Glascott (Brooklyn and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and Aaron McCusker (Shameless, Bohemian Rhapsody). The film has won over 20 awards with 19 nominations across the world including 5 Best Cinematography awards. It premiered at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood at HollyShorts Film Festival 2018 and was nominated for Best Period Piece. It is streaming on Youtube's largest award-winning film channel Omeleto.Darius had his directorial debut after co-directing and shooting His Hands. It went on to have a world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in New York (2019) and was nominated for Best Narrative Short. His Hands is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK, Canada & Australia, and on Dekkoo. Mark Gatiss, the producer of Netflix/BBC series Dracula and Sherlock, quoted His Hands as, "A beguilingly beautiful gem, His Hands defies easy analysis. Shot through with strange, homoerotic melancholy it's ravishing to look at and haunts the memory long after." His second docu-thriller film "I AM Norman" (2021), was nominated at Rhode Island International Film Festival.He also served as producer and cinematographer for "Stockholm" (2022), directed by Tom Wright. The film's premiere at the esteemed BFI Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival in 2022. Additionally, Darius directed several music videos, including a collaboration with the winner of Rupaul's Drag Race, The Vivienne, for her latest single "Bitch on Heels." He also directed Billy Cullum's "Kiss Away," featuring Omari Douglas from the hit Channel 4/HBO Max television series "It's A Sin," and Tia Kofi's new single, "Loving Me Like That."Collaborating with notable artists such as Tim McInnerny, L��a Seydoux, Lily James, Gemma Chan, Tia Kofi, The Vivienne, Omari Douglas, Kaya Scodelario, Big Zuu, and Dominic Cooper, Darius's work has been featured on platforms like Netflix, L'Officiel, Attitude, Advocate, Wonderland, Notion, Amazon Prime Video, ITVX, Sky TV, and Channel 4.Having been educated internationally and locally in the UK, Darius has a global perspective with deep sensitivities to inclusive and diverse filmmaking that adds value to his work. He is also the founder of the arthouse production company Silverprince Pictures.
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Darius Shu is a British cinematographer and director known for his work on Queer Parivaar (2022), Peach Paradise (2022), Mical (2020), His Hands (2019), and Secret Child (2019).A visual storyteller who loves humanistic arthouse cinema, he believes in |
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