Cinematographer
Derek Howard
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 15 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 15
Sounds of the Desert
2026 · Cinematography
How to Talk to Lydia?
2025 · Editor
Eugene the Marine
2025 · Cinematography
The Tuba Thieves
2024 · Cinematography
PLAN C
2023 · Cinematography
Underground
2023 · Cinematography, Editor
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
2022 · Cinematography
On HBO Max
Sisters on Track
2021 · Cinematography
Annea Lockwood: A Film About Listening
2021 · Cinematography
David Harvey and the City
2020 · Cinematography
The Hottest August
2019 · Cinematography
On Fandor
The Harvesters
2018 · Director
The Castle
2018 · Cinematography
My Prairie Home
2013 · Cinematography
On Filmzie
Bakhmaro
2012 · Editor