JUDY PHU WORKS AS A CINEMATOGRAPHER

Her family's fortitude as Vietnam war survivors sparks her curiosity and imagination.

Judy’s visuals are sensitive to situations, communities and conditions typically overlooked. Her fascination with light within these spaces and people, and her detail-oriented observations are seen in HBO’s Emmy nominated ABORTION: STORIES WOMEN TELL, directed by Tracy Droz Tragos, and IFC’s OTTOLENGHI AND THE CAKES OF VERSAILLES, directed by Laura Gabbert. 

Her episodic work includes the Killer Films and SuperDeluxe produced comedy series THIS CLOSE, the first TV show by deaf creators. She collaborated with DP Bruce Thierry Cheung on this series written and performed by Shoshannah Stern and Joshua Feldman, and executive produced and directed by Andrew Ahn. THIS CLOSE is a New York Times Critics’ pick, earned Peabody and GLAAD nominations, and can be seen on AMC and SundanceTV.  She served as B camera operator on Netflix's final season of Dear White People, which was a 90's musical, under DP Topher Osborn. Judy was also the B camera operator for DP Pedro Gómez Millán AMC, on Season 2 of the MACRO produced Gentefied, on Netflix, working alongside directors America Ferrara and Linda Yvette Chávez.

Judy is a DP member of ​the International Cinematographer’s Guild. She earned her MFAs at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, and BAs from UC Berkeley’s Rhetoric Studies and the Art Practice department.

Judy is the proudest owner of a beagle mix named Bowie. Or rather, he owns her.