His breakthrough effort was Nick Gomez's independent feature film, "Laws of Gravity" (1992). One reviewer called his images for the film "exceptional "cinema verite" camera work", while another praised the cinematography as "jumpy, in-your-face". His cinematography for the film was a runner-up for the 1992 New York Film Critics Circle Awards. De Segonzac not only provided the cinematography, but also refused his $5,000 salary in order to help complete the film. A reviewer for "The Washington Post" said de Segonzac "fills the screen with beautifully framed scenes that need little verbal underpinning."