Gavin Kelly

Gavin Kelly is an A.S.C. honored cinematographer who shoots a wide spectrum of feature, episodic, commercial and music video projects around the world. Gavin's background in visual arts, music, and film has helped him become a bold, dynamic filmmaker. He has shot films which have been featured in many international festivals, including Sundance, SXSW Toronto, and Tribeca. Gavin shot the pilot and episodes of season 1 of the new drama Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019) for Imagine Television and Hulu, which chronicles the lives and formation of the iconic hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Gavin recently wrapped season 9 of the acclaimed popular series American Horror Story (2011) for Ryan Murphy and FX. He also shot several previous seasons of the show. Gavin shot the pilot and season 1 of the hit series 9-1-1 (2018) for Ryan Murphy and Fox. Gavin shot the Academy Award winning film West Bank Story (2005), a striking musical-comedy take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film premiered at Sundance and has won numerous international festival awards and recognition. Gavin's feature credits include the coming-of-age dramatic thriller LUV (2012), starring Common, Meagan Good, and Danny Glover, which premiered in competition in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Gavin's DP'd the reboot of Cabin Fever (2016), Eli Roth's successful first film. The film was released by IFC Midnight. Gavin also shot The Dry Land (2010), starring Ryan O'Nan, America Ferrera, Melissa Leo, Wilmer Valderrama and Jason Ritter. The film, following the struggles of a soldier returning from war, premiered in competition in the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In 2005 Gavin received the prestigious A.S.C. Heritage Award for Outstanding Cinematography, Honorable Mention, from the American Society of Cinematographers. While in undergraduate studies in Visual Arts at U.C.S.D., Gavin was awarded two Student Emmys for his films. Gavin went on to receive an M.F.A. in film production at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television in 2004. Gavin has shot music videos for a variety of artists, including Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Kari Faux, Matt Cardle, Haley Reinhart, Gemma Hayes, Against Me!, Emmy Rossum, and Serj Tankian (of System of a Down), Priscilla Ahn, for Warner Bros, Geffen, Interscope, Capitol, Reprise, Blue Note, and more. Gavin has shot commercials and promos for clients including AT&T, Maybelline, BMW, Avon, L'Oreal, Walmart, JC Penney, Sally Hansen, Acuvue, Disney, Time Warner, Google, HP, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Invisible Children, as well as series for Amazon Studios, Sony, Google, Fox, and more. Gavin is represented by WPA.