Baker Artist Portfolios

Corey Hughes is a Baltimore-based director, cinematographer, and artist working across narrative, documentary, and experimental forms. His work has premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Sundance, SXSW, New York Film Festival, CPH:DOX, and Locarno Film Festival, where he was awarded the Pardi di Domani Special Jury Prize for the short film "Armageddon 2."

As a cinematographer, his credits include Marnie Ellen Hertzler’s "Crestone" (2020) and Theo Anthony’s "All Light, Everywhere" (2021) which was awarded the Sundance Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation and a CinemaEye Honor Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography. He has participated in international workshops and residencies including Berlinale Talents, Werner Herzog’s Cuba Workshop, Nouvelle Bug Rome, Vermont Studio Center, and a MacDowell Fellowship. His work has been featured on Criterion Channel, Vimeo Staff Picks, Mubi, No Budge, and shown at Now Instant Image Hall, Roxy Cinema, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

He is a recipient of a 2024 Rubys Artist Grant and a development award from the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund.
 

Artist Statement: 

My work documents how individuals use cameras and technology to understand themselves in relation to the environments around them. Employing a collaged approach of image making techniques my practice seeks to expand the definition of the cinematic image to represent the complexity and contractions of our current moment. Creating images that reflect the feeling of living in an increasingly hybridized world mediated by technologies we don’t fully understand, or control. Utilizing humor, beauty, and surrealism as a gateway to explore deeper issues of spirituality, identity, hyper-consumerism, and ecology. ⁣⁣⁣⁣