Scott Siracusano

Scott Siracusano—yeah, the guy with the wild backstory—has been making waves as a director of photography out in LA, but don’t let the West Coast zip code fool you. He grew up Jersey tough, which probably explains how he survived five gnarly, life-threatening injuries before he was even old enough to vote. One brutal ice hockey injury later, bam—he’s rethinking his whole life and diving deep into cinematography. He says those brushes with death gave him a whole new way of seeing things, and honestly, it shows in his work. Dude’s got some serious festival cred. Remember The Box? That short doc snagged him a Golden Frog nom at Camerimage in 2021—not too shabby. His latest, Control Freak (2025), is coming out on Hulu, directed by Shal Ngo, and people are already buzzing. Then there’s Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting, which got its debut at Sundance’s Midnight Short Program. His stuff’s been everywhere—Tribeca, Cannes, SXSW, Raindance, TIFF—you name it. But he’s not just about the festival circuit. Scott’s shot music videos for heavy hitters like Doechii, The Marias, YG, AB Soul, and Jack White. Commercial gigs? Oh, plenty. Oakley, Savage x Fenty, Lululemon, Vanity Fair, the NHL—he’s checked those boxes, too. And in case you’re wondering where he got his chops, he trained under ASC legends Thomas E. Ackerman and Michael Chapman down in North Carolina. These days, Zero Gravity Management in LA and 9AM in Mexico keep him busy, but he’s always got that Jersey edge.