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RESUME

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

DOCUMENTARY

FEATURES (selected)

DOP Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography Dir. Niobe Thompson, Daniella Ortega Prod. Handful of Films

Broadcast CBC, ABC, Arte. Winner Green Impact of the Year World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, Best Documentary Cinemambiente, Grand Prix Deauville Green

Awards, Student Jury Award AFO, Innovative Spirit Award Illuminate Film Festival. Official Selection Doclands, CPH:DOX, Cinefest Oz, Docs Without Borders, Screenwave

International, Innsbruck Nature, Green Screen Environmental, Trieste Science and Fiction, Jackson Wild, Pariscience, Silbersalz Science and Media, Savonlinna Nature, and

Bergen Film Festivals

DOP The Whale and the Raven Dir. Mirjam Lueze 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 Dir. Nicolas Teichrob, Kye Petersen Prod. Dendrite Studios

Winner 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 Dir. Matt Sheridan Prod. Team 13

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

Cinematographer Full Moon Leanne Pelosi Prod. Runway Films

Cinematographer Almost Ablaze Dir. Todd Jones, Steve Jones 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 Dir. Todd Jones, Steve Jones Prod. Teton Gravity Research

Over 200 premieres in cities around the globe

Cinematographer The Dream Factory Dir. Todd Jones, Steve Jones Prod. Teton Gravity Research

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

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

Winner 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

NARRATIVE

FEATURES

DOP Don't Look Away Dir. Michael Bafaro
DOP Lost Wilderness Dir. Garnett Cambell, Wes Sargent
SHORTS (selected)

DOP Shadow of the Rougarou Web Series Dir. Jordan Waunch

Streaming APTN Lumi, Winner Best Digital Series Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Official Selection American Indian, YellowKnife International Film Festivals

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

Winner Best Cinematography Madrid International Short Film Festival, 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

Winner 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 Chocolate Queen Dir. Mariusz Brozek

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

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

Winner 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

MUSIC VIDEO/ART FILM (selected)

DOP Art Installation UnInterrupted Artist, Dir. Nettie Wild

Winner CSC (Canadian Society of Cinematographers) Experimental Award

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

Official Selection Miami Art Basel

DOP Music Video Chantelle Mussell: Perfect Little Failure Dir. B. Joel Cran

DOP Music Video Ray Mussell: Easy Money Dir. B. Joel Cran

DOP Music Video Cross Parallel: Better with Time Dir. Chantelle Mussell and Joseph Bronson

TELEVISION (selected)

Co-DOP Hitler's Last Stand Season 1 + 2 6 Episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

National Geographic Channel and Smithsonian Channel

Co-DOP Hell Below Season 1+ 2 6 Episode Series Dir. Ian Herring Prod. Parallax Film Productions

National Geographic and Smithsonian Channel

DOP Nations at War Season 2 + 3 Dir. Jason Friesen Prod. Chasing Pictures

Aboriginal People's Television Network/APTN

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

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 IF3 Festival 2018 - Numinous Ski and Snowboard Film

Best Cinematography Madrid International Short Film Festival 2023 - The Doctrine Short Narrative Film

Best Cinematography Largo Film Festival 2018 - Atone Short Narrative 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 Narrative 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

PADI Scuba Certified

Athan Merrick Cinematographer + Director of Photography Vancouver Island, BC Canada

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