Filmography

Becoming Animal (2018, 78 minutes) Feature documentary co-directed with Emma Davie, and featuring David Abram (The Spell of the Sensuous), that examines how an animistic philosophy can address the contemporary environmental crisis through a transformed understanding of nature.

Broken Land (2014, 75 minutes) Feature documentary directed by Stéphanie Barbey and Luc Peter, about conflicting viewpoints of America's border wall with Mexico. Cinematographer, co-editor, and creative consultant.

The End of Time (2012, 114 minutes) Feature documentary exploring our perception of time through a diverse array of subjects, from the jungles of Costa Rica, lava fields of Hawaii, and urban decay of Detroit, to CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, an interstellar observatory, and a Buddhist temple. 

Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (2009, 43 minutes) Feature documentary examining the world’s largest industrial mega-project in northern Alberta, and its impact on the surrounding landscape. Produced in association with Greenpeace Canada.

Away (2007, 3 min.) Short documentary on the trials of being electronically over-connected. Commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada.

Memorizer (2009, 200 minutes) Video installation presenting a series of interviews in memory of the Swiss collector, artist and scientist Andreas Züst, for Aargauer Kunsthaus Switzerland.

Manufactured Landscapes (2006, 86 min.) Feature documentary directed by Jennifer Baichwal, follows photographer Edward Burtynsky witnessing China’s massive industrial revolution and its impact on the planet. Cinematographer and creative consultant.

Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002, 180 min.) Feature documentary, an epic journey across cultures, people and time, exploring notions of transcendence and belief among a diverse array of characters and circumstances.

Balifilm (1996, 30 min.) Travelogue diary and performance, a lyrical tribute to the creative forces found on the island of Bali. Music by Evergreen Gamelan Ensemble.

Picture of Light (1994, 83 min.) Feature documentary about a film crew traveling to the sub-Arctic town of Churchill, Manitoba, in an attempt to capture the wonder of the northern lights on celluloid that becomes an extended meditation on the interplay between technology and environment. 

Tectonic Plates (1992, 104 min.) Feature drama adaptation of a play by Robert Lepage and Théâtre Repère. The metaphor of the earth's tectonic plates is used to illustrate interconnecting stories on a human scale, spread across multiple countries, years and characters. 

The Top of His Head (1989, 110 min.) Feature drama, an original and surrealistic fable about the search for identity in a media driven world, and the ultimate transcendence of intuition over rational thought.

Eastern Avenue (1985, 58 min.) A lyrical travelogue diary, shot during a three-month journey through Europe. Impressionistic and textured, with an improvisatory collage soundtrack.

Scissere (1982, 83 min.) Feature experimental psychodrama, a rendering of the experiences of a mental patient wandering outside institutional confines for the first time in many years. A first-person foray into a disorienting realm between reason and sensation.