Cedric Cheung-Lau is a filmmaker, cinematographer, and lighting director based in occupied Lenapehoking (New York City, USA).

 

He spent nearly a decade developing his first feature film, The Mountains are a Dream that Call to Me, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2020. Prior to that, he directed a short, “Topography of a Hotel,” that premiered at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival.

 

His cinematography has been showcased in films that have shown at Cannes, Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand, Tribeca, AFI Film Fest, and many others. Most recently, he was awarded Best Cinematography in a US Narrative Film at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival for his work on Lorraine Molina Jones and Cristian Carretero's Esta Isla.

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​He is currently developing his second feature, tentatively tited Methusaleh, which was recently shortlisted for the 2025 Creative Capital Award.