Emily J. Zhang, a Toronto-based award-winning director of photography, has amassed an impressive body of work and experience in the Canadian film industry, capturing the attention of numerous agencies, directors and producers across North America. Her work specialises in long- and short-format narrative productions featured at multiple film festivals across Canada, including but not limited to the Toronto International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Hot Docs, and Vancouver Asian Film Festival. 

Her latest work includes a season finale on AMPLIFY on APTN: “Tia Wood”, a TV series directed by Alexandra Lazarowich, “Go Togo”, a CBC Gem Kids Series directed by Justin T. Lee, “In The Black”, & “Garvey’s Ghost”, a feature film and series directed by Frances-Anne Solomon, as well as “Whispers Unravelled” directed by Andrea Kuntjoro with an award for “Best Cinematography” from the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. 

Emily’s introduction to eastern Canada’s cinematography guild IATSE 667 has allowed her to grow, learn and work alongside world-class directors of photography such as Dana Gonzales ASC, Marcell Rev ASC, Christopher Norr ASC, and many more. She cherishes these opportunities, which provided her the confidence to shoot her first long format projects, “Trapped” a feature film directed by Paul Persic and “Garvey's Ghost” a TV-series directed by Frances-Anne Solomon. Emily prides herself on providing equal opportunities to underrepresented LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals in the film industry on every project to give back to the community that helped her when she first began her career in the film industry with zero opportunities or networks.