Award-winning Canadian cinematographer Guy Godfree delves into the influences that have shaped his work. He explains how the power of empathy and perspective honours those whose stories he’s telling through his camera lens. An award-winning cinematographer, Guy (he/him) works primarily in narrative features and limited series. Some of Guy’s notable credits include:

The series LITTLE BIRD about victims and survivors of the Sixties Scoop, an era in Canadian child welfare when Indigenous children were removed from their families and communities

The film BROTHER which centres around a Canadian family of Jamaican descent growing up in Scarborough, Ontario.

The multiple Canadian Screen Award-winning film MAUDIE, about the Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis.

The Netflix limited series MAID. Inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir, the story focuses on a young mother who escapes an abusive relationship and struggles to provide for her daughter.

An alumni of the American Film Institute, Guy is the 2024-25 Chairperson for Board of Directors of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers.
He was born in Pugwash, NS, which he recognizes as the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx