Sheldon Chau

About

Born and raised in Los Angeles and of Cantonese descent, Sheldon first discovered his greater passion for films in high school when he was introduced to the Criterion Collection DVDs by both his artist uncle and his drama teacher. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Film & Media Studies at the University of California, Irvine, where he explored storytelling through visuals and camerawork, Sheldon committed fully to the pursuit of cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned his MFA. Sheldon was the winner of the 2015 ARRI Volker Bahnemann Award for Cinematography and a 2013 Kodak Cinematography Scholarship nominee. He recently screened his work (as a cinematographer) at the Sundance, Toronto, Venice, and Los Angeles Film Festivals. He recently wrapped production on the AT&T and Tribeca Film Institute film, NIGERIAN PRINCE, in Lagos, Nigeria.