ABOUT

Tom Clement is an Emmy-nominated, Edward R. Murrow Award-winning documentary cinematographer and director based in Washington D.C.

In the field, he thrives in small, efficient teams — specializing in cinematic verité and dynamic interview scenes — bringing flexibility, immediacy, and a calm, attuned presence.

As a director, Clement's films explore individuals challenging power. His latest, Projecting Protest — nominated for the Outstanding Short Documentary Emmy — follows the rise of light projection as a protest tactic, going on the ground with leftists and neo-Nazis, unlikely practitioners of the same medium — raising thought-provoking questions about free speech's new frontier.

Previously a staff cinematographer at Scripps News — working on In Real Life, Interviews with a Killer, and Level Up — his credits include work for A&E Docs, Newsweek, Time, Smithsonian, Court TV, Vice News Tonight, and The Pulitzer Center.