
Kate Reid
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Kate Reid
Biography
Kate Reid, BSC, is a director of photography whose work spans high-end television, feature films, and documentaries.
Her credits include Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series Silo and Steven Knight's adaptation of Great Expectations for FX/BBC, starring Olivia Colman. She lensed the HBO series The Baby, collaborating with Emmy-winning director Nicole Kassell, and also worked on The Nevers (HBO), earning a 2022 ASC Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a non-commercial television series. Other notable television work includes additional photography on the acclaimed Game of Thrones episode "The Long Night", the first season of Amazon Prime's Hanna, BBC One's Press—where she served as series DP—and Netflix's Marcella.
Kate's narrative films have screened at top international festivals including Sundance, Berlin, and SXSW. She has received numerous awards for her short films, including Best Cinematography honours for her work on Nazi Boots, directed by Debs Paterson, which won at the Underwire Festival. Her documentary credits are equally impressive, including Ava DuVernay's "Venus Vs." and the Emmy-winning "Years of Living Dangerously," as well as Karen Guthrie's critically acclaimed "The Closer We Get." Across genres, her work reflects a strong command of visual language and an unwavering focus on emotional storytelling.
Kate was named one of Screen Daily & The British Film Commission's Next Generation UK Film Award contenders in 2020, and in 2018 was featured in Definition Magazine's 'Ascending Stars of Cinematography'. That same year, she was invited to join the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), and she is also a full voting member of BAFTA.
Kate trained at the prestigious National Film and Television School, earning an MA in Cinematography with the support of the Freddie Francis Scholarship. She also studied film and digital media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and holds a BA in English Literature and Theatre Studies from Leeds University. Her early industry experience includes work as a camera assistant on major feature films such as Batman Begins and The Brothers Grimm, which laid the foundation for her distinctive visual style.
Known For
Crew
End of Summer
Director of Photography
The Secrets of the 12 Disciples
Camera Operator
(2021)
The Everlasting Club
Director of Photography
(2018)
Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Director of Photography
(2017)
Chasing Coral
Camera Operator
(2016)
Trial
Director of Photography
(2016)
Match Girl
Director of Photography
(2015)
The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
Director of Photography
(2015)
The Closer We Get
Director of Photography, Additional Director of Photography
(2015)
Nazi Boots
Director of Photography
(2014)
Happy Toys
Director of Photography
(2014)
The Place We Go To Hide
Director of Photography
(2014)
Always the Sun
Director of Photography
(2013)
Having You
Director of Photography
(2013)
Abe
Director of Photography
(2012)
Scrubber
Director of Photography
(2012)
Rahab
Director of Photography
(2011)
Me or the Dog
Director of Photography
(2011)
Blooded
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
(2010)
Small-Time Revolutionary
Director of Photography
(2010)
Nocturn
Director of Photography
(2010)
Africa United
Second Unit Director of Photography
(2005)
The Brothers Grimm
Clapper Loader
(2005)
Batman Begins
Second Assistant Camera
(2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Camera Trainee
(2004)
Thunderbirds
Camera Trainee
(2004)
The Lazarus Child
Camera Trainee
(2004)
Fakers
Camera Trainee
(2003)
Solid Air
Camera Trainee