Derek Howard Cinematographer, The Tuba Thieves

Derek Howard is a director and cinematographer who earned a BFA from Simon Fraser University. His collaborations on short and feature length documentary and fiction films have led to screenings at the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Telluride, Sundance Film Festival, HotDocs, IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal), Festival des Films du Monde (Montreal), and many others.
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 camera 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 feature documentary The Hottest August, (True/False, SXSW, & Hotdocs 2019) as well as Emelie Mahdavian’s Bitterbrush (Telluride 2021) and Lines, about the creative process behind Alonzo King’s ballet company. Most recently he shot Alison O’daniel’s debut feature The Tuba Thieves and directed and shot a short called Underground about sexual harassment on the subway. He is based in New York City.