Tom Clement is a National Murrow Award-winning documentary cinematographer and director based in Washington, D.C. His work delves into the fault lines of free speech, righteous resistance, and the search for belonging, all through intimate and cinematic storytelling.

Most recently, Clement directed Projecting Protest, a short documentary investigating the rise of unsanctioned light projection as a tool for activism. For the film, he embedded with activists on both the far-right and the left—groups with opposing ideologies who nonetheless unite in championing this provocative form of political expression.

Previously a staff cinematographer for Scripps News — working on docu-series In Real Life, Interviews with a Killer, and Level Up — Clement’s credits include work for A&E Docs, Newsweek, Smithsonian, Court TV, Vice News Tonight, and The Pulitzer Center.