Draft:Max Mezo

Max Mezo (born May 19, 2001, in Toronto) is an award winning Canadian cinematographer and social media personality, best known for his work on the short film Wilfrid (2022), based on the Mem Fox children's picture book, which premiered at the LA Shorts International Film Festival, the Santa Fe Film Festival, and the National Film Festival for Talented Youth in 2022.

Raised in The Beaches, Toronto, Mezo stated he always had a camera in his hand, but never thought of him self as a filmmaker, but more as an athlete growing up. He graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Initially live streaming on YouNow and Musical.ly, he had amassed a notable following on TikTok by 2022.

In February 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Mezo co-produced a music video for the Toronto-based indie band The Neighbourhood Watch. The music video was influenced by Shizuka Yokomizo’s photo installation Dear Stranger. In December 2023, he was the cinematographer for Timberland's advertising campaign video about wood art made from fallen trees for Nova Scotia's disaster relief after Hurricane Fiona. The campaign won three awards at the 2024 Marking Awards.