Jay Kamal
Jay Kamal is an award-winning cinematographer based in Vancouver, Canada. He works worldwide on films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. Jay holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film Production from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Film and Theatre from the University of Alberta. While travelling around the world, living in unusual places, and interacting with reclusive societies including North Korea, Jay developed a passion for diverse storytelling and incorporates unique cultural elements into his films. Jay speaks English, French, Arabic, and Japanese, and enjoys working with international crews in their native languages. A member of the International Cinematographers Guild, Jay works as a Director of Photography and Steadicam Operator and has led camera teams on feature films and television series for Netflix, Warner Brothers, Disney, and other networks. Jay's work has screened and won awards at international film festivals including Cannes. He is the winner of the Freda Springate Prize for Excellence in Film and the UBC Film Production Alumni Award.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Cinematographer, editor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove
What are Jay Kamal's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous1
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 Jay Kamal's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jay Kamal'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
7 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
Blue Skies(2026)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Return to Sender(2024)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
A Splash of Love(2022)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
All Saints Christmas(2022)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Jikirag(2022)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 7 MovieCove titles from 2022 to 2026.
Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jay Kamal's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 55. 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.
Who does Jay Kamal work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jay Kamal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amar Balaggan shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Heather Hawthorn DoyleShared titles: Return to Sender (2024), A Splash of Love (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Heather Hawthorn Doyle
Actors
- Markian TarasiukShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), Return to Sender (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Markian Tarasiuk
- Miranda EdwardsShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), All Saints Christmas (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Miranda Edwards
Composers and editors
- Eric HillShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Hill
- Erik AbbinkShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), Return to Sender (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Erik Abbink
- Jacqueline PerriamShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), Return to Sender (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Jacqueline Perriam
- Arlein Wharf-GarciaShared titles: Return to Sender (2024), All Saints Christmas (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Arlein Wharf-Garcia
Producers
- Amar BalagganShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery (2024), Return to Sender (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Amar Balaggan
- Benjamin RappaportShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery (2024), Return to Sender (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Benjamin Rappaport
- Larry LevinsonShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery (2024), Return to Sender (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Levinson
- Michael ShepardShared titles: Blue Skies (2026), North by North Pole: A Dial S Mystery (2024), Return to Sender (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Shepard
