Darius Shu

Darius Shu cinematographer. films, music videos and commercials. Darius Shu is a British cinematographer who loves telling poetic visual stories with striking imagery.

He is a big fan of arthouse films and is a firm believer in the concept of 'show... don't tell'. He channels the power of visual storytelling to create positive representation in film and TV, driving societal conversations by incorporating social awareness in his films, and thrives to bring out the art within the story through his cinematography to translate emotions on-screen. His latest projects

include a musical-drama film Queer Parivaar which had its World Premiere at BFI Flare Film Festival 2022 and a Netflix documentary, Peach Paradise which premiered on Tik Tok's first-ever live stream showcase for films and is now streaming on Netflix Still Watching channel and Sent To Cov, which premiered and was commissioned by Sky Arts. He has shot with artists such as Léa Seydoux, Lily James, Gemma Chan, Tia Kofi, The Vivienne, Omari Douglas, Billy Cullum, Kaya Scodelario, Big Zuu, and Dominic Cooper and has his work featured in Netflix, L'Officiel, Attitude, Advocate, Gay Times, Dekkoo, Amazon Prime Video and Channel 4. notable film festival selection (Oscar & BAFTA Qualifying)

secret child (2018) - hollyshorts film festival 2018
his hands (2019) - tribeca film festival 2019
mical (2020) - la shorts international film festival 2020
i am norman (2021) - rhode island international film festival 2021
queer parivaar (2022) - BFI flare london LGBTIQ+ film festival 2022, outfest fusion film festival 2022. stockholm (2022) - BFI flare london LGBTIQ+ film festival 2022


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a wonderful night celebrating our BAFTA nominated documentary film at the Television Awards 2023. Truly a dream to be...
15/05/2023

a wonderful night celebrating our BAFTA nominated documentary film at the Television Awards 2023. Truly a dream to be in the same room with all the incredibly talented nominees and winners.

06/02/2023

Alumnus cinematographer and producer visits AUB for a Q&A next week!

Xarius Shu recently won the ‘Best of British’ prize at the Iris Prize festival.

He is a cinematographer and Producer. Darius shot a Netflix documentary, Peach Paradise which premiered on Tik Tok's first-ever live-stream showcase and was nominated for Best International at Iris Prize. He also produced and shot a television short film Sent To Cov, for Sky Arts. Darius' latest documentary film, Always, Asifa, premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2022 and is now streaming on Together TV.|



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09/02/2022

our founder & producer/cinematographer Darius Shu attended Universal Pictures’ press preview screening event of Cyrano Movie yesterday evening.

17/01/2022

Director of Photography: Darius Shu.

A film’s cinematography is something that my attention is immediately drawn to, and it’s something that I’ve always been a geek about. So when it came to ***rParivaar, I knew that I needed someone who had a specific kind artistic vision and ability to translate written text on a script into gorgeously shot film frames. After an extensive search, I found Darius on Instagram. And today, I cannot imagine what I would have done without him, a self-proclaimed ‘visual poet’.

Darius knew exactly what I wanted for QP’s rich visual experience. Albeit ambitious, he was down for it all. No complaints. No questions. We knew that we were pushing our limits, but it was worth it.

It’s humbling to see an artist fully immerse themselves into a project with such integrity and heart. Darius adopted QP as his own baby and nurtured it with tender care and ferocious tenacity. He held my hand through every breakthrough and through every breakdown.

We were SO in sync on set that we managed to film over 550 frames in four days! Together, we’ve grown as artists and have shared huge mutual admiration for each other’s work. I’m so bloody grateful to have shared this experience with Darius who initially came on board as the film’s cinematographer, then became a producer for the film, and luckily, a life-long friend.

I cannot wait for you to see the visual magic Darius has created for the film.

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17/11/2021

With five films out this year, French actress Léa Seydoux, our L'OFFICIEL Art Winter 2021 coverstar, reflects on making movies and what they mean to her.

17/11/2021

With five films out this year, French actress Léa Seydoux, our L'OFFICIEL Art Winter 2021 coverstar, reflects on making movies and what they mean to her. Se...

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