Guy Mossman | |
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| Born | U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007 - Present |
| Spouse | Lisa Hepner |
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).
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.
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
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| 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 |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
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| 2025 | Won | Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights | SPEAK. | |
| Nominated | Thessaloniki Documentary Festival | Special Mention | |||
| Nominated | Sundance Film Festival | Best Documentary | |||
| Nominated | Nashville Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | |||
| Nominated | Calgary International Film Festival | Best International Documentary | |||
| Nominated | Cleveland International Film Festival | Ad Hoc Docs Competition | |||
| Nominated | FilmSlam Student Choice Award | ||||
| 2023 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize | Best Documentary | The Human Trial | |
| 2022 | Won | Mumbai International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | ||