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Guy Mossman
Born
U.S.
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
Years active2007 - Present
SpouseLisa Hepner

Guy Mossman is an American documentary cinematographer and director.[1][2] He is known for his cinematography work on Buck (2011), Bending the Arc (2017), and Feels Good Man (2020), and has lensed and co-directed the feature documentaries The Human Trial (2022) and Speak. (2025). [3][4][5]

Life and career

Mossman graduated from Colorado College in 1995, where he studied studio art and played on the men’s soccer team under longtime head coach Horst Richardson.[6] In 1999 he produced his first short film while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay.[7] He later pursued an M.A. in Journalism and Documentary Filmmaking at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he was awarded a Park Fellowship in 2002.[8] In the mid-2000s, he co-founded Vox Pop Films in Tribeca, New York, with his wife, filmmaker Lisa Hepner, producing documentaries like Women on the Frontlines (2004), which premiered at the United Nations and aired on PBS.[2][9]

Mossman’s cinematography on Buck was noted at the Sundance Film Festival and in national reviews, with coverage in the Los Angeles Times.[10] He contributed cinematography to documentaries including Bending the Arc (2017) and Feels Good Man (2020).[11] He co-directed The Human Trial (2022) with Lisa Hepner, the film documents a stem cell clinical trial for Type 1 diabetes.[12] It received a theatrical release followed by digital and VOD availability through Abramorama Films, with official materials listing Mossman as co-director and cinematographer.[13] On television, he served as series cinematographer on NuvoTV’s Los Jets (2014).[14]

In 2025, Mossman collaborated with director Jennifer Tiexiera on SPEAK., a feature documentary that follows five high-school orators through a nine-month season culminating at the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) Nationals.[15] The film premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival and has attended over 85 festivals worldwide.[1]

Selected filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2026 I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not Cinematographer Documentary
2025 Speak. Co-director, cinematographer and producer Documentary
2024 Little Empty Boxes Cinematographer Documentary
2024 The Antisocial Network Cinematographer Documentary
2022 The Human Trial Co-director and cinematography Documentary
2022 Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech Cinematographer 4 Episodes
2020 Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump Cinematographer Documentary
2020 Feels Good Man Cinematographer Documentary
2019 Chasing the Cure Cinematography 2 Episodes
2018 Owned: A Tale of Two Americas Cinematography Documentary
2017 Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul Cinematographer Documentary
2017 Bending the Arc Cinematographer Documentary
2016 Magicians: Life in the Impossible Cinematographer Documentary
2012 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Cinematographer Documentary
2012 Mariachi High Cinematographer Documentary
2011 Buck Cinematographer Documentary
2008 The End of America Cinematographer Documentary

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2025 Won Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights SPEAK. [16]
Nominated Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Special Mention [17]
Nominated Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary [18]
Nominated Nashville Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [19]
Nominated Calgary International Film Festival Best International Documentary [20]
Nominated Cleveland International Film Festival Ad Hoc Docs Competition [21]
Nominated FilmSlam Student Choice Award
2023 Nominated Humanitas Prize Best Documentary The Human Trial [22]
2022 Won Mumbai International Film Festival Best Documentary Feature

References

  1. ""We Wanted a Visual Language That Was Both Filmic and Intimate": DP Guy Mossman on Speak". filmmakermagazine.com. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  2. "THE HUMAN TRIAL – Interview with Co-Director and DP Guy Mossman". seligfilmnews.com. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  3. French, Philip (28 April 2012). "Buck – review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  4. "'The Human Trial' Review: The Race for a Diabetes Cure". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  5. "'Speak.' Review: A Rousing Documentary About Five Teenagers Vying to Win an Oratory Competition". variety.com. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  6. "Film by CC Alum Featured at Sundance Film Festival". thepeak.coloradocollege.edu. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  7. "Read About Alumni in the Arts". charlottelatin.org. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  8. "Speak" (PDF). thefilmcollaborative.org. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  9. "Peace by Peace". alternet.org. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  10. "'Buck' a documentary with plainspoken power". latimes.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  11. "Guy Mossman". mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  12. "'The Human Trial' Documents Emotional Struggle To Find Cure For Type 1 Diabetes". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  13. "Diabetes doc "The Human Trial" picked up by Abramorama, Espresso Media". realscreen.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  14. "Los Jets: Exclusive Interview With Creator and Director Mark Landsman". guardianlv.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  15. "Review: Jennifer Tiexiera and Guy Mossman's "Speak."". northdakotafilmsociety.com. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  16. "Full Frame Presents 2025 Award Winners". fullframefest.org. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  17. "EXCLUSIVE: The 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival unveils its non-competitive premieres". cineuropa.org. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  18. "2025 Sundance Film Festival Reveals 92 Projects for Feature Film and Episodic Programs". sundance.org. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  19. "Speak". nashfilmfest.eventive.org. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  20. "Speak". ciffcalgary.ca. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  21. "SPEAK". clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  22. "Humanitas Prize Winners Include 'The Last Of Us', Tyler Perry, Cooper Raiff's 'Cha Cha Real Smooth'". Deadline Hollywood. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 2025-04-20.