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Louis Brennan is a London-based cinematographer working worldwide across narrative film, documentary, television, commercials, and music videos. He's drawn to stories about identity, relationships, grief, and transformation, and focused on building a visual language that puts the audience inside a character's emotional experience.

He works closely with directors from early in a project, developing the visual approach together. His work moves between intimate realism, heightened worlds, and more abstract, dreamlike spaces, but the aim is always the same: imagery that feels true and stays connected to performance.

His work has screened internationally at the Berlin International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, and SXSW. Recent projects include Gently, which premiered at BFI London Film Festival and is set to stream on Disney+, Cymande: Getting It Back, which screened at SXSW, and Zombie, directed by Danny Millar, which screened at Carmarthen Bay Film Festival. His work has also been recognised through the Straight 8 competition.

Alongside narrative work, he shoots long-form documentary and television. He was recently DP on At Home with the Furys, Series 3, Episode 3, for Optomen Television and Netflix, filming in Thailand, and photographed Rise: The Body at Work, an observational film exploring female and transgender physical expression.

His approach spans naturalistic imagery through to heightened realism and moments of surrealism, combining traditional craft with newer technologies where it serves the story. His experience includes documentary filmmaking, virtual production, and underwater cinematography sequences with specialist operators and crews.

Selected Festivals, Television & Recognition

  • Berlin International Film Festival — Crystal Bear Special Mention

  • BFI London Film Festival — Gently, Premiere

  • SXSW — Cymande: Getting It Back

  • Edinburgh International Film Festival

  • Bolton International Film Festival

  • Carmarthen Bay Film Festival — Zombie

  • Straight 8

  • At Home with the Furys, Series 3, Episode 3 — Director of Photography, Optomen Television / Netflix

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View fullsize A surreal Moschino spec and such a lovely one to shoot. Massive respect to @kiers for driving such an ambitious idea, especially with the scale of the green screen and post on a tiny budget. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen. Big up @leejayh
View fullsize @schuh x @nike | Directors Cut Talent: @cheerfulmarie @elviedesu Production: @highstakesfilms Creative: @zak_agency Directed by @mirandamay.co.uk & @louis_brennan_dop Producer: @markrayjones @tomahawk.creative Director of Photography: @lo
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View fullsize It was Tina who won that day, the moment she started her engine and left… Tina is a film about a custody battle, not over a child, but a 1990 BMW E30. Called Tina. Shot on a single roll of super 8 film. All in camera. No editing. No second t
View fullsize Halfway through the festival run. Grateful for the selections, nominations and support the film has received so far. Proud to have been the DP on this one. More to come! @verso_films 🔥
View fullsize @lookmumnocomputer Eins, Zwei, Drei got me feeling okey-dokey. Very proud to have worked as DOP on the official music video for Look Mum No Computer’s UK @bbceurovision entry, “Eins, Zwei, Drei,” directed by @johnnygoddard. Great
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View fullsize @arodazidesigns Nothing Under Control Directed by @kiers & @arodazidesigns Produced @izadorahodges 1st AD @jessicacogan_ Set Design @maddiestringer Set assist @eriinn.m DOP @louis_brennan_dop 1st AC @louis_peppiatt_ac Gaffer: @charliere
View fullsize @leighannepinnock | Most Wanted 2nd unit work – A stripped back studio setup built around movement. The aim was simple, let Remi and Leigh lead, and shape everything around that energy. Luv to @m.m.co.uk for trusting me to come in and handle