With a 30 year career as a cinematographer, Amy Vincent is a leader and a pioneer among women in cinematography. She received the ASC Presidents Award in 2024. Her feature credits include HUSTLE AND FLOW (for which she received the Sundance Film Festival award for cinematography), BLACK SNAKE MOAN, the remake of FOOTLOOSE for director Craig Brewer, director Paul Scheuring’s THE EXPERIMENT and EVE’S BAYOU for director Kasi Lemmons, which received a Golden Satellite nomination for Best Cinematography. In addition to her feature credits, Vincent has photographed numerous television pilots including the 2024 AMC series PARISH, UPLOAD for Amazon and director Greg Daniels, PIVOTING for Fox, EASTBOUND AND DOWN for HBO, M. Night Shyamalan’s WAYWARD PINES for Fox and DOWNWARD DOG for ABC. Other television credits include JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL (FX),  and TRUE BLOOD (HBO). She recently completed shooting A NICE INDIAN BOY, directed by Roshan Sethi. The film stars Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff and premiered at SXSW in 2024.

She has also served as Director of Photography on many Second Unit / Visual Effects shoots including LEGION, BLACK ADAM (additional unit DP), LEMONY SNICKET’S SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, BEWITCHED, BIKER BOYZ, THE ZOOKEEPER, I HEART HUCKABEES, and GRIDLOCK’D.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Vincent entered the industry as an assistant editor, and made the move to the camera department, working her way up as an assistant and operator, before becoming a Director of Photography. She was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers in 2002. Ms. Vincent received an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2004. She was the recipient of the Women in Film Kodak Vision award in 2001.

Amy Vincent, ASC
Instructor Amy Vincent, ASC, her feature credits include HUSTLE AND FLOW (for which she received the Sundance Film Festival award for cinematography), BLACK SNAKE MOAN, the remake of FOOTLOOSE for director Craig Brewer, director Paul Scheuring’s THE EXPERIMENT and EVE’S BAYOU for director Kasi Lemmons, which received a Golden Satellite nomination for Best Cinematography.-Photo by Henry Cline.

She is an active member of the ASC Board of Governors and a founding member of the Society’s Vision Committee, fostering diversity and inclusion. Vincent’s contributions to the ASC underscore her role as an influential pioneer and champion for women in the film industry. She actively participates in mentorship programs, while also teaching cinematography at universities, including the American Film Institute, Florida State University, and Loyola Marymount University where she is currently the Distinguished Artist in Residence. 

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