Darius Shu is a London based British cinematographer and director working across high-end narrative drama, music promos and commercial. With 10 years of experience, his practice is rooted in arthouse cinema, with a distinctive visual language that blends poetic atmospheric imagery and socially conscious storytelling. He is particularly committed to championing underrepresented voices, with a focus on Asian narratives.
His cinematography credits include the BAFTA-nominated television film Always, Asifa; Netflix documentary Peach Paradise and Queer Parivaar (BFI Flare 2022, Iris Prize Best British Film), directed by Shiva Raichandani. Recent work includes Cuddle (2026), starring Mark Gatiss directed by Arron Blake, The Algorithm of Loss (2025), directed by Levi Eddie Aluede, Where We Came From (2024), starring Emmy Award-winner Archie Panjabi, directed by Nick Virk, and serving as 2nd Unit Director of Photography on Justin Lin's Last Days, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2...
