Person Details

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Aliases: Derek S. Howard

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Homepage: https://www.derekshoward.com/

Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Derek Howard is a director and cinematographer from Vancouver, Canada. His collaborations on short and feature length documentary and fiction films have led to screenings at the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, HotDocs, IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal), Festival des Films du Monde (Montreal), and many more. Derek has participated in the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam's Summer School, IDFAcademy, Reykjavik International Film Festival's Trans Atlantic Talent Lab, and the Berlinale Talents program. Derek was the assistant director and 2nd DOP on renowned director Victor Kossakovky's Venice Film Festival opening night gala film "Vivan Las Antipodas" (2011), and Oscar shortlisted "Aquarela" (2018). He shot Brett Story's latest documentary "The Hottest August," (True/False, SXSW, & Hotdocs 2019) as well as Emelie Mahdavian's feature length debut documentary "Bitterbrush." Most recently, Derek directed a short documentary called "The Harvesters" that premiered at the VIFF (2018) and True/False (2019), and is completing another short called "Underground" about sexual harassment on the subway.

Most Famous Work

The ABCs of Book Banning
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6

The ABCs of Book Banning

(2024) Additional Photography
Brats
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6

Brats

(2024) Additional Photography
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
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7

A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

(2022) Director of Photography
The Colour of Ink
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3

The Colour of Ink

(2022) Additional Camera
Stormy
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7

Stormy

(2024) Cinematography
Hail Satan?
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7

Hail Satan?

(2019) Additional Camera
Sisters on Track
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7

Sisters on Track

(2021) Director of Photography
The Tuba Thieves
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8

The Tuba Thieves

(2024) Director of Photography

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Additional Photography
Director of Photography
Additional Photography
2023 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2022 Director of Photography
Additional Camera
2021 Director of Photography
Director of Photography
2020 Camera Operator
Director of Photography
2019 Director of Photography
Additional Camera
2018 Director of Photography
2013 Director of Photography
2011 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Cinematography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Director
Director
2018 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Producer
2011 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Editor
2012 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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