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Soraya Sélène

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Soraya Sélène at the premiere of Who in the Hell is Regina Jones? at the American Black Film Festival (2024)
Soraya Sélène is a director and cinematographer working in documentary and narrative works.

Born in France and raised on NYC's lower east side, Soraya is passionate about feminist and humanist stories that shed light on inter-generational narratives; stories that also inspire emotional resonance and transcendence. She is Co-Director and Director of Photography on "Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?" (2024) and Co-Cinematographer on documentary "Half the Picture," which premiered at Sundance in 2018.

Soraya received her MFA in Directing & Cinematography from UCLA and her BA from Wesleyan University. She is a Brown Girls Doc Mafia member and a founding member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICF+C). Soraya is also an educator, teaching documentary and cinematography as faculty at CalArts.

Soraya lives in Los Angeles with her twin children, who inspire all her work.
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    Known for

    Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones? (2024)
    Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?
    8.5
    • Director
    • 2024
    Half the Picture (2018)
    Half the Picture
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2018

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    • Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones? (2024)
      Who in the Hell Is Regina Jones?
      8.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Good Intentions
      Short
      • Director (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2011
    • A Day at the Races
      Video
      • Director (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2010
    • Counting Backwards (2010)
      Counting Backwards
      Short
      • Director (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2010

    Cinematographer



    • To Someday Understand (2020)
      To Someday Understand
      • Cinematographer (additional cinematography)
      • 2020
    • Landed
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Women Breaking the Mold
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Cloie Wyatt Taylor in Confidence (2018)
      Confidence
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Mandahla Rose in Lowland (2018)
      Lowland
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Half the Picture (2018)
      Half the Picture
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Madi Goff in Housewarming (2017)
      Housewarming
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Casey Gates, Jessica Jacobs, and Kate Spare in Girl Code (2017)
      Girl Code
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Disaster Preparedness
      7.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • The Bunnyman Massacre (2014)
      The Bunnyman Massacre
      3.9
      • Cinematographer (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2014
    • Chelsea Charles, Afrika Williams, Denise Jena Moore, and Constance Thompson in Deluge (2014)
      Deluge
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • #Nausea... for Millennials
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2013
    • Terminus (2013)
      Terminus
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2013
    • A Day at the Races
      Video
      • Cinematographer (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2010
    • Lure (2010)
      Lure
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as Soraya Selene)
      • 2010

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