Chayse Irvin
Cinematographer · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Chayse Irvin is a Canadian/American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with Director/Artist Kahlil Joseph. Chayse's first feature film as a cinematographer was Medeas (2013) in which he won the prestigious "Best Cinematography Debut" at the Camerimage Film Festival. Soon after, Chayse began collaborating with Kahlil Joesph on numerous works of art, eventually collaborating on Beyonce's Lemonade in 2016. In 2017 at the Cannes Lions festival, Chayse won Gold for Sampha "Process", Silver for John Malkovich x Squarespace, and Bronze for Apple Watch Series 2 "Go Time". In the same year Andrea Poloraro's "Hannah" took home the Best Actress award for Charlotte Rampling and soon after Won, Silver Hugo Best Cinematography at the Chicago International Film Festival. Chayse is a Canadian Society of Cinematographers member and resides in Brooklyn New York.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Cinematographer
- 10 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
What are Chayse Irvin's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Chayse Irvin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Chayse Irvin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
24 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Romeo + Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Hurry Up Tomorrow(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Mother Couch(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Dom Pérignon x Lady Gaga: The Labor of Creation (Director's Cut) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Jackals & Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
God's Creatures(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Blonde(2022)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Ruby Nell Sales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Solange: When I Get Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
BlacKkKlansman(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Pass Over(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Hannah(2017)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Godless(2016)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Lemonade(2016)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Brightest Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Medeas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Empyrean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The ABCs of Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Afternoon Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Son of the Sunshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Fragile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Ashes Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
My Darling California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2007 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Chayse Irvin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the cinematography 62/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Chayse Irvin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Chayse Irvin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chayse Irvin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Spike Lee shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Spike LeeShared titles: BlacKkKlansman (2018), Pass Over (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Spike Lee
Producers
- Eva JakobsenShared titles: Mother Couch (2023), Godless (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Eva Jakobsen
- Katrin PorsShared titles: Mother Couch (2023), Godless (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Katrin Pors
- Mikkel JersinShared titles: Mother Couch (2023), Godless (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mikkel Jersin