Mina N.

Senior colorist with 15 years across features, documentaries, commercials and museum-level film work, and one of the few colorists who also shoots. My grades have played at the highest level: I was colorist on The Mother of All Lies (Best Director and Golden Eye Documentary Prize, Cannes Un Certain Regard 2023; Oscar International Feature shortlist), and DP and colorist on Wael Shawky's Drama 1882 (Egyptian Pavilion, 60th Venice Biennale, now in MoMA's collection). My cinematography has been featured by ARRI, and my client work includes Volkswagen, Fiat, Clorox, Google, Facebook, MBC and UN AIDS. COLOR SERVICES • Final color grading and finishing in DaVinci Resolve for features, documentaries, shorts, commercials, music videos, fashion films and TV ads • Look development, color-managed pipelines and shot matching across mixed cameras (ARRI, RED, Sony, Log/RAW, HLG, drone) • Series and episodic color: consistent looks across dozens of episodes and classes, with LUTs and review rounds built into the workflow • Before/after and palette breakdowns, so you see exactly what changed and why • Restoration and colorization of archival footage • Delivery masters for festivals, broadcast and online ALSO AVAILABLE • Cinematography and directing for documentary, narrative and commercial work across the US, Europe, Egypt and the Gulf • Virtual production and VFX-driven shoots: I directed and shot a virtual production proof-of-concept in Los Angeles with Halon and Lux Machina • Editing and scene cutting, green screen and cleanup, Arabic/English subtitling and localization WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME • Festival and museum-level credits (Cannes, Venice Biennale, Locarno, HollyShorts) • Colorist on 25+ Skillshare Original classes (2023–2025), delivered to a fixed series look on a production schedule • Top Rated Plus on Upwork: 200+ completed jobs and 100+ reviews • I light and shoot as well as grade, so I know what is in the footage and how to bring it out • Clear communication, defined revision rounds, and on-time delivery • Native Arabic and fluent English, comfortable working across time zones GEAR AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT Through my Cairo company Kit & Crew, I can supply RED and Sony cinema cameras, DZOFilm VistaVision lenses, ARRI matte box and filter systems, Easyrig support and wireless monitoring, with crew, then take the project through to the final grade. TEACHING Guest teacher in color grading at Stockholm University of Arts, mentor at Cinedelta Documentary School (Alexandria), and juror for the IDA Awards and Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund. I'm happy to explain my choices and walk you through the look. HOW TO START Send a short sample clip, your references and your deadline. I'll reply with a clear scope and price, and offer a test grade on larger projects.