Lily Grimes
Cinematographer
Grimes.Films@gmail.com
Cinematographer with 13 years international filmmaking experience. Utterly dedicated, I always go the extra mile. I work across TV with A Place of Safety (All 3 Media) and high-end shorts such as Little Games and Solar Plexus which competed at multiple festivals including Cannes. Currently looking to move into Features and high end TV, where I’m also interested in 2nd unit. Strongly support diversity behind and in front of camera. Love shooting on film.
Winner RTS Student Awards 2020; films selected by 80+ film festivals
Runner up BSC Emerging Cinematographer 2019
MA Cinematography (NFTS)
Hostile Environments training (HEFAT)
Short Films
Cinematographer: Eel and Kestrel (working title) 2024
Artist film exploring the myth of St Etheldreda and her relationship with the Norfolk Fens. In post production
Cinematographer: Respectionist 2024
Music video with The ADHGs
Cinematographer: To Womb it May Concern 2023
11’ Drama discussing the challenges of Endometriosis as our protagonist is determined to make her job interview. Competing at film festivals
Cinematographer: Wool and Water 2023
8’ Artist film diving deep through the looking glass with the White Queen and her alter-ego The Sheep. Wins at film festivals
Cinematographer: I Have Heard You Calling in the Night 2022
14’ Two simultaneous one-shot, split screen performances tell a vital story of male mental health and loneliness. Wins at film festivals
Cinematographer: Finding Wilson 2021
10’ Moving drama dealing with teenage suicide and war zone flashbacks. Selected by more than 30 film festivals
View Film password: Wilson2021
Cinematographer: The Golden Apple 2021
5’ Magical coming of age tale for BBC Cymru, with Writer and National Poet of Wales Hanan Issa
Cinematographer: Raising Nanny 2021
Documentary series pilot. Two camera shoot in Bath for Empty Quarter Studios. Under consideration by streamers
Cinematographer: Horsepolish 2021
9’ Artist film shot on Super 16mm black and white film. Commissioned by The Ragged School Museum, featured on MattFlix.com. Wins at film festivals
Cinematographer: Arrival 2021
Documentary film projected onto the Millennium Mills for a large scale immersive project with film and theatre director Matthew Dunster
Cinematographer: A Place of Safety 2020
20’ TV Pilot for All 3 Media starring Harris Dickinson, Lily Newmark, Marama Corlett and Graham Bryan
View Film password: Hospital
Cinematographer: Little Games 2020
14’ Psychological thriller shot on location in an historical stately home on Anamorphic lenses. Starring Hannah Arterton. Selected by 17 film festivals
View Trailer Screener on request
Cinematographer: The Nature of Time 2020
25’ Documentary discussing entropy and time. Winner Documentary Calcutta International Cult FF, Best Documentary Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest, Award of Merit Accolade Global Film Competition, Winner Educational Film L’Age d’Or International Arthouse FF, Winner Documentary Virgin Spring Cinefest, Monthly Winner Crown Wood IFF, Official Selection Salerno FF, World Film Carnival Singapore, DMOFF, Lift-Off London
Cinematographer: The Lost Girl 2020
7’ Film installation projected onto sand and beach debris, Bush House Arcade, commissioned by Kings College University of London
Cinematographer: The Lonely Shore 2019
13’ Ethereal drama shot across multiple locations. Starring Eileen Nicholas, Julia Brown. Runner up British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Emerging Cinematographer competition 2019
Cinematographer: Solar Plexus 2019
9’ Animated drama about a young man working through maternal grief. Winner Norwich Film Festival Best Student Film 2019, winner Shooting People: New Shoots Overall Best Short Film, in competition in Cannes, Aesthetica, Bucheon International Animation Festival, Princeton Independent FF, Warsaw Animation Festival, The Smalls, Premier Plans, This is England, Pendance FF, 3D Wire, Madrid FF, Short Sounds Festival, Akbank Short FF, Stop-motion OurFest, Cambridge Watersprite, Golden Reel Awards
Cinematographer: Stella McCartney Commercial 2019
Spring / Summer Collection 2019
Cinematographer: Rough Hands 2019
30” Kodak commercial shot on super 16mm film. Winner RTS Student Awards 2020 Best Short Form, 2nd Kodak Student Awards 2019
Cinematographer: Architect 2019
10’ Phycological father-son thriller starring Joseph Adelakun and Brian Bovell
Cinematographer: Rumet 2019
15’ Thriller about a deaf teenager falling under the spell of a deadly gangster while his mum struggles with single parenthood
Cinematographer: The Nest is Served 2019
Artist film reimagining a moving portrayal of poverty from Pasolini’s Uccellacci e Ucellini. Commissioned by The Bower Gallery
Music Videos
Naked Axes | Anat Ben-David and Richard Scott 2021
The Promise of Meat | Anat Ben-David and Anna Dennis 2021
Cherish The Birds | Anat Ben-David 2021
Lighting Camera Operator
Freelance at Channel 4 and ITV News 2018-present
Shooting and lighting breaking news and features, live OBs
Freelance at Reuters TV News 2007-2017
Shooting, lighting and editing breaking news and features, Egypt and UK
Freelance at BBC and Associated Press TV News 2014-2015
Shooting, lighting and editing breaking news and features, Egypt
Lecturer
Associate Lecturer, School of Film and TV, Falmouth University 2021-present
Visiting lecturer in cinematography with BA and MA students. Taught full time Sept - Dec 2021.
Assistant Director
Assistant Director Freelance 2000-2002
First, Second and Third Assistant Director on feature films, TV dramas and short films, UK and East Africa. Miranda (Feature) Directed by Marc Munden starring Christina Ricci, Kyle Maclachlan, John Hurt and John Simm; Shockers (C4); Losing It (C4)
Education and Skills
Cinematography MA, National Film and Television School (Freddie Young Trust scholar)
Development Economics MSc, SOAS, University of London
Politics BA, University of Leeds
Highly experienced all-terrain driver with clean UK and international licences
Referees: Cilla Ware, Director; Stuart Harris, Head of Cinematography NFTS