Guy Mossman is an American documentary cinematographer and director. 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).
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. In 1999 he produced his first short film while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay. 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. 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.
Mossman’s cinematography on Buck was noted at the Sundance Film Festival and in national reviews, with coverage in the Los Angeles Times. He contributed cinematography to documentaries including Bending the Arc (2017) and Feels Good Man (2020). He co-directed The Human Trial (2022) with Lisa Hepner, the film documents a stem cell clinical trial for Type 1 diabetes. It received a theatrical release followed by digital and VOD availability through Abramorama Films, with official materials listing Mossman as co-director and cinematographer. On television, he served as series cinematographer on NuvoTV’s Los Jets (2014).
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. The film premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival and has attended over 85 festivals worldwide.
Selected filmography YearTitle 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 YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2025 WonFull Frame Documentary Film FestivalKathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human RightsSPEAK. NominatedThessaloniki Documentary FestivalSpecial Mention NominatedSundance Film FestivalBest Documentary NominatedNashville Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature NominatedCalgary International Film FestivalBest International Documentary NominatedCleveland International Film FestivalAd Hoc Docs Competition NominatedFilmSlam Student Choice Award2023 NominatedHumanitas PrizeBest DocumentaryThe Human Trial2022 WonMumbai International Film FestivalBest Documentary Feature
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