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cinematography reel

A collection of some of my favorite shots and scenes from various film projects over the years spanning documentary, narrative and commercial work.

the hudson: a river at risk

For many years, the Hudson River, like so many waterways across the U.S., was treated like an infinite waste barrel, a receptacle for poisonous chemicals and hazardous waste. During the past forty years, thanks to a committed group of environmentalists and their agencies, the river has become markedly cleaner, a far more welcoming place for small business and community investment. However, new threats loom on the horizon once again.

directed by Jon Bowermaster

cinematography by Devin Pickering and Chris Rahm

trailer edited by Devin Pickering

learn more at hudsonriverstories.com

aerodrome

Set in upstate New York's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, this award-winning documentary paints an intimate portrait of a group of pilots who not only transcend the sterile tech-driven world of modern aviation, but stay true to the spirit of what pioneers held close to their hearts over 100 years ago. With the oldest flying airplane in North America and one of the most impressive collections of functional antique aircraft in the world, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is truly a place where history comes to life.

filmed, and edited by Devin Pickering

directed by James Foster and Devin Pickering

music by James Foster and Devin Pickering

terefu and her children

An award-winning short documentary that follows the lives of Terefu Besefukad and her family, along a life's journey of their exodus from Ethiopia to their current home in Israel.

directed by Lowell Handler

cinematography by Devin Pickering

edited by Devin Pickering

aired on PBS in October 2020

the eraser

A man survives prison, the Klu Klux Klan, an act of god and his father to seek redemption in his final days...

The Eraser is a biographical docu-drama currently in production

directed, filmed, edited, and scored by Devin Pickering

produced by: Marjoe Aguiling

dear president obama

The film takes a cross-country look at drilling, highlighting its variety of contaminations, the stories of its victims, the false promise of an economic boom, with a focus on clean energy solutions that would allow us to proceed towards a future that does not rely on yet another dirty fossil fuel extraction process. Interviews with scientists, economists, health professionals, geologists and whistle-blowers provide the core information we think will convince the current President and those that will follow to join the “anti-drilling” majority growing across the United States and call for fossil fuels to be left where they belong, in the ground.

directed and produced by Jon Bowermaster

narrated by Mark Ruffalo

edited by Chris Rahm

co-produced by Devin Pickering

additional cinematography, assistant editing by Devin Pickering

Aired on VICELAND, 2016

dlc: forever protected

A short environmental advocacy film about the dutchess land conservancy, an organization dedicated to preserving the rural character, important resources, and open lands of dutchess county, new york. narrated by academy award winner Liam Neeson.

directed by Jon Bowermaster

narrated by Liam Neeson

cinematography by Chris Rahm, Devin Pickering

edited by Devin Pickering

sinfonia antarctica

A live concert film with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra performing Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antarctica, accompanied by live narration and projected video from filmmaker and adventurer Jon Bowermaster. With a reputation as cold, forbidding and remote, Antarctica can also be a fragile place, home to an incredible variety of life along its edges. Join National Geographic explorer Jon Bowermaster as he and his team travel along the continent’s frozen coastline in ‘Sinfonia Antarctica'. The adventurers explore by sea kayak, ice-worthy sailboat and on foot to gain an up-close look and attempt to better understand just how the seventh continent is changing – and in some parts changing very fast — in part due to a warming ocean. From its place anchoring the bottom of the globe, Antarctica might seem too frozen to have any impact on the rest of the planet. But the very fact that it is constantly changing – the sea around it freezing and thawing every year – makes it the planet’s beating heart, its rhythm intimately influencing the earth’s weather, ocean currents and climate.

directed by Jon Bowermaster

cinematography by Ken Corben, Bob Cranston

edited by Devin Pickering

the mighty hudson

A pure-cinema odyssey that takes you on a visual journey through the four seasons of America's first river, the mighty Hudson.

produced by Jon Bowermaster

edited by Devin Pickering

cinematography by Devin Pickering and Chris Rahm