Biography
Charles Donnelly is a UK based Director of Photography. After graduating from Newport Film School, Charles began working as a camera assistant and operator in Wales. He was offered the chance to shoot his first feature in 2016 and has since completed work on five other feature films. Working on these projects allowed Charles to develop skills in shooting stunt choreography and visual effects. 

For the past two years, he has been engaged in a series of documentary projects tied to a £2.5 million research project studying the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on BAME and deprived communities. This documentary work, directed by Florence Ayisi, has resulted in three feature documentaries and five short films, the first of which "Plant Power" is screening at the African New York Film Festival 2023. 

Photography by Emmet Cummins and Rebecca Heskey. 
Biography 

Charles Donnelly is a Cardiff based Director of Photography. After graduating from Newport Film School, Charles was fortunate enough to begin working as a camera assistant with a local welsh company shooting low budget feature films. He was offered the chance to shoot his first feature in 2016 and has since completed work on six other feature films. Working on these projects allowed Charles to develop skills in stunt choreography, visual effects and collaborating with larger crews. 

Used to working with limited resources, Charles enjoys the challenge of using whatever is available to create images that focus on depicting locations using expressive lighting and grounding characters within their environments.  

Photography by Emmet Cummins and Rebecca Heskey.