1. "baby/girls", documentary feature film, world premiere at SXSW 2026, role: director of photography
2. "rebecca", documentary feature film (Tribeca 2025 & Netflix), role: director of photography
3. "We Ride for Her," documentary short film (SXSW 2024), role: director of photography
1. ASC Vision Mentee 2025-26 under mentorship of Arlene Nelson, ASC
2. GLAAD & Peabody Award Winner (2021) for series "Transnational" for Vice TV/ role: cinematographer
3. Emmy award (2021), cinematographer for continuing coverage of George Floyd protests
Personal Details
Los Angeles
Work Details
ASC Vision Mentorship 2025-26 Women in Film Fellow 2024-25
Women in Media
Deep Light, a mentorship by Natasha Breyer, ASC
Documentary Cinematography Alliance
ASC Master Class 2026
Cassandra Giraldo is a Los Angeles–based cinematographer known for intimate vérité camerawork and character-driven storytelling, an approach shaped by her background as a photojournalist. Her work spans documentary features, series, and shorts for Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, and Peacock, with premieres at Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW.
Recent credits include DoP of feature documentary film BABY/GIRLS, premiering at SXSW 2026, co-DP on REBECCA (Tribeca 2025), with additional cinematography credits on SELENA Y LOS DINOS (Sundance 2025), SPEAK (Sundance 2025), LAST GUEST AT THE HOLLOWAY MOTEL (Tribeca 2025), and KAROL G: MAÑANA FUE MUY BONITO (Netflix 2025).
Previously, Cassandra was a producer and cameraperson at Vice News Tonight on HBO. She began her career as a photojournalist and is a graduate of ICP and Columbia Journalism School. She is an alumna of the Women in Film fellowship program, and this year she was selected for the ASC Vision Mentorship Program, working under the guidance of Arlene Nelson, ASC. Documentary camerawork is her first love but she’s open to collaborations across film genres!