anna mendes
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

anna
is a Brazilian cinematographer based in Los Angeles. Working across both film and digital formats, her work includes narrative films and commercial campaigns for global brands including Uber Eats, Twitter, and Google. She is a graduate of the AFI Conservatory and was selected as one of four cinematographers from 1,500 applicants for the inaugural cohort of ColorCreative’s Find Your People Program.
Through the program, she shot Just One, which was executive produced by Issa Rae and premiered at UTA. Her narrative work also includes, They Come From The Sky, which screened at American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival and reached over 250,000 views on DUST.
Close collaboration is at the heart of Anna’s work and one of the aspects she cherishes most about filmmaking. She is drawn to productions that value a collaborative dialogue across departments, allowing each department’s work to build on the others in service of the director’s vision.