Athan Merrick Cinematographer + Director of Photography

RESUME

Athan Merrick - Cinematographer/Director of Photography Vancouver, BC - Selected Works
Cell Phone 604-314-6355/athanmerrick@gmail.com/www.athanmerrick.com to view work

NARRATIVE

     FEATURES
     DOP Lost Wilderness Dir. Garnett Cambell, Wes Sargent
     SHORTS (selected) 
     DOP Sisters of Sorrow Dir. Jordan Waunch

             Official Selection Whistler, ImagineNative, and Clermont Ferrand Film Festivals

     DOP Small Fish Dir. Maxime Beauchamp

             Crazy 8’s Finalist, Award of Excellence Canada International Film Festival, Official Selection of Fimucinema, Audience Awards, Regent Park, Los Angeles International   

             Children's, Video Skin, Chilliwack Independent, Bucharest ShortCut, New Hunan Short, Saint Petersburg International, Lifft India World CineFest Film Festivals

     DOP The Doctrine Dir. Shane Brar

             Official Selection Cinema World Fest Awards, Oaxaca, JellyFest, Rome Independent Prisma Awards, Bucharest ShortCut CineFest, Queen Palm International, FilmLocal,   

             Caldas, and Canada Shorts Film Festivals

     DOP Atone Dir. Shane Brar

              Awarded Best Cinematography Largo Film Festival, Best Jury Direct Online Short Film Festival, Best Drama LA Short Awards, Official Selection of National Screen Institute 

              Online Short, LA CineFest Semi-Finalist, The Monthly, Caldas, and Creations International Film Festivals 

     DOP Lily’s Crossing Dir. The Tong Brothers

              Official selection of The Malta Mental Health Festival and East Van Short Film Showcase

     DOP Chocolate Queen Dir. Mariusz Brozek

              Official selection of Canada Shorts, Portland Comedy, and Vancouver Short Film Festivals

     DOP Borealis Dir. Shane Brar

     DOP Johnnie Dir. Billy Wong

     DOP Colouring on the Walls Dir. Shaun Mckinlay 

               Crazy 8’s Finalist, Official Selection New York Hell’s Kitchen Film Festival

     DOP, Executive Producer The Escape of Conrad Lard Bottom Dir. Shaun Mckinlay

               Awarded Best Student Cinematography Vancouver Short Film Festival, Audience Choice POV Film Festival and VSFF, Official Selection Student Shorts, Third Screen, Santa 

               Fe (USA), Fresh (UK), and Victoria Film Festivals, Nominated for Best Student Short Leo Awards.

COMMERCIALS (selected)

     DOP Woods True North Dir. Kevin Arnold

     DOP Adventurer Overlander Dir. Travis Robb

     Director, DOP RYU #BeautifulTough Prod. Dendrite Studios

     Director, DOP Mutant Body Building Supplements Madness Prod. Dendrite Studios

     DOP Mutant Body Building Supplements Birthday Cake Dir. Jonathan Mcfarlane

     DOP Mazda Dreams Dir. Rob Neilson

     DOP Chevy Cruze Dir. Billy Wong

     DOP Ades Sports Drink Dir. Billy Wong

     DOP Skittles Dir. Billy Wong

MUSIC VIDEO/ART FILM (selected) 

     DOP Art Installation UnInterrupted Artist, Dir. Nettie Wild

             CSC (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) Experimental Award

     Director, DOP Music Video Goodwood Atoms: The End Prod. Dendrite Studios

     DOP, Editor Art Film A Walk on the Beach Artist Michele Oka Doner 

             Official Selection Miami Art Basel

TELEVISION (selected) 

     Co-DOP Hitler's Last Stand Season 2 6 Episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              National Geographic Channel and Smithsonian Channel

     Co-DOP Hitler’s Last Stand 4 Episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              National Geographic Channel and Smithsonian Channel

     Co-DOP Hell Below Season 2 6 Episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              National Geographic and Smithsonian Channel

     DOP Nations at War Season 2 Dir. Jason Friesen Prod. Chasing Pictures

              Aboriginal People's Television Network/APTN

     2nd Unit DOP Hell Below 6 episode Mini Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              National Geographic and Smithsonian Channel

     Camera Operator Nature of Things: Eagles Next Door Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/CBC

     Camera Operator Bahama Blue 6 episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              Discovery International and Love Nature

     Camera Operator Battle Castle 6 episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

              History Television, Discovery UK, and BBC World

     Camera Operator E:60 First in Flight: The Sarah and Rory Story

              ESPN

DOCUMENTARY

     FEATURES (selected) 

     DOP The Whale and the Raven Prod. Red Cedar and Off Island Films

              National Film Board of Canada and Arte Germany, DokFest Munich Opening Film, Official Selection VIFF, Planet in Focus, NaturVision, SWR Docu, Emden Nordenay, Funf    

              Seen, International Ocean Kiel Film Festivals

     DOP, Producer Numinous Prod. Dendrite Studios

              Awarded Movie of the Year, Best Post Production, Line of the Year, Full Throttle Powder Awards. Best Cinematography, Best Big Mountain Film, Best Freeride Segment IF3 

              Awards. Best Cinematography Short Documentary Leo Awards 2018. Official Selection of Banff Mountain, MountainFilm, Newport Beach, High Five, The Meeting, Brescia   

              WinterFilm, Snowvision, Steamboat Mountain, Vancouver International Mountain, and Wasatch Mountain Film Festivals. Premieres in over 40 cities around the globe.

     Cinematographer Conquering the Useless Prod. Team 13

              Winner Best Film Fernie Film Festival. Official Selection Boston Winter, WePowder Film Festivals

     Cinematographer Full Moon Prod. Runway Films

     Cinematographer Almost Ablaze Prod. Teton Gravity Research

              Winner Film of the Year IF3. Movie of the Year Powder Awards. Over 200 premieres around the globe

     Cinematographer Way of Life Prod. Teton Gravity Research

              Over 200 premieres in cities around the globe

     Cinematographer The Dream Factory Prod. Teton Gravity Research

              Official selection of Banff Mountain Film Festival. Over 200 premieres in cities around the globe.

     Co-Director, Co-Producer, DOP, Co-Editor Out of the Shadows Prod. Dendrite Studios 

              Awarded Best Big Mountain Film of 2010 at IF3, Sierra Nevada Award for Action Sports at The Mountain Film Festival, Nominated for Best POV at Powder Videos Awards.      

              Official selection Newport Beach, Vail, IF3, The Mountain, Zakopane Mountain, Bansko Mountain, North Bend Mountain, Downtown Boca, Up There, Steamboat Mountain, 

              Telluride Photo, UK Adventure, and Danish Adventure Film Festivals. Premieres in over 30 cities around the globe (selected)

     SHORTS (selected)

     Co-Director, Co-Producer, DOP Parallels Prod. Dendrite Studios 

               Winner Best Short Film Cinematography FESCINAT, Telus Festival Intersection Finalist, Official Selection IF3, Vancouver International Mountain, Rossland Mountain,      

               Golden Film Festivals, Cold Smoke Awards, and Telluride Photo Festival. Vimeo Staff Pick, Featured on Vimeo homepage, USA Today Travel section, and Atlantic Magazine

     Director, DOP, Editor The Malibu Fable Prod. Dendrite Studios

                Winner Best Short Film Cinematography FESCINAT. Winner Sierra Nevada Award for Action Sports The Mountain Film Festival. Official Selection of The Edinburgh     

                Mountain,  Rossland Mountain, IF3, High Five, Cold Smoke, Kendal Mountain, UptoFest, and Andrenalin Film Festivals

     Cinematographer Let’s Go Get Small Dir. Fred Arne Wergeland

                Winner Explorers Award Cold Smoke Awards. Official Selection Banff Mountain Film Festival and IF3

     DOP, Editor J. Craig Venter Institute ZGF Architects Dir. Nick Merrick Prod. Hedrich Blessing

     DOP, Editor Conrad Hilton Foundation Building ZGF Architects Dir. Nick Merrick Prod. Hedrich Blessing

AWARDS

     CSC (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) Experimental/Unique Award 2018 - Uninterrupted Art Film Installation

     Best Cinematography Short Documentary Leo Awards 2018 - Numinous Ski and Snowboard Film (50 min)

     Best Cinematography Largo Film Festival 2018 - Atone Short Narrative Film

     Best Cinematography IF3 Festival 2018 - Numinous Ski and Snowboard Film

     Best Short Film Cinematography FESCINAT Festival 2014, 2013 - The Malibu Fable and Parallels Ski Short Films

     Best Student Cinematography Vancouver Short Film Festival 2008 - The Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom Short Film

EDUCATION/SKILLS

     Dual Canadian and US Citizen

     BFA Major Film Production Minor in Philosophy University of British Columbia 

     Former IATSE 891 Lighting Department Member, Lighting Technician, Rigging, and Electrics Best Boy on over 20 IATSE, ACFC,   

           and non-union Features and TV shows.

     Former Professional Big Mountain Extreme Skier (I enjoy going to areas and situations not many cinematographers   

           are willing to go)

     PADI Scuba Certified