Meena grew up in Chicago where she attended Columbia College Chicago. She later received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Cinematography from the Conservatory at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

Meena’s work has been celebrated in film festivals around the world. Feature films include Netflix romantic comedy Wedding Season, Hollidaysburg, and Mother’s Little Helpers, which premiered at SXSW in 2019. Most recently she lensed Showtime pilot “Seasoned” starring Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody, and short film guts which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Her early documentary experience taught her how to bend natural light quickly, conduct an orchestra of cameras to build a scene and find spontaneous beauty in the moment. She employs these skills in her narrative work, honoring the script in a restrained and thoughtful manner.

Meena’s documentary credits include Netflix docuseries The Confession Tapes, The Tuba Thieves, which was nominated for the NEXT Innovator Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and additional photography for Oscar winning Twenty Feet From Stardom.

Meena is a founding member of Driftseed, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to build a better world for women and girls through education, outreach and documentary film.

She currently resides in Los Angeles and loves to travel everywhere else.

Press

Zeiss Conversations with Meena Singh

Pro Video Coalition
Meena Singh: how I shot The Confession Tapes

The Hollywood Reporter
"...the film looks terrific, with Meena Singh's cinematography making excellent use of the atmospheric locations."

Roboapocalypse
"…Meena Singh's dark, rich cinematography and quietly beautiful shot composition."

Filmmaker Magazine
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