Derek Howard

Derek Howard Trailers

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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 Popular Derek Howard Trailers

Total trailers found: 22

My Prairie Home Trailer (2013)

29 November 2013

A true Canadian iconoclast, acclaimed transgender country/electro-pop artist Rae Spoon revisits the stretches of rural Alberta that once constituted “home” and confronts memories of growing up queer in an abusive, evangelical household.

PLAN C Trailer (2023)

05 October 2023

A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v.

Underground Trailer (2023)

02 March 2023

On New York’s packed subways, violations of personal space are unavoidable—an inevitability that emboldens more predatory behavior.

Stormy Trailer (2024)

08 March 2024

Delve into the life and times of Stormy Daniels as she shares her story and account of events that have become part of American history.

BRATS Trailer (2024)

07 June 2024

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies.

The Hottest August Trailer (2019)

15 November 2019

Brett Story's visionary look at New York City as it braces for an uncertain future.

Eugene the Marine Trailer (2025)

10 September 2025

A former marine fights to keep his life from unraveling as his son tries to force him out of his longtime family home and a series of gruesome murders begin targeting the people around him.

The Tuba Thieves Trailer (2024)

15 March 2024

A spate of robberies in Southern California schools had an oddly specific target: tubas. In this work of creative nonfiction, d/Deaf first-time feature director Alison O’Daniel presents the impact of these crimes from an unexpected angle.

The Colour of Ink Trailer (2022)

13 September 2022

A feature film that follows Jason Logan, who creates unique inks for some of the world’s most celebrated artists by using highly unconventional materials, many of which he finds while foraging in locations ranging from the landfill beaches of Toronto’s Leslie Street Spit to the Mojave Desert.

Down a Dark Stairwell Trailer (2020)

11 June 2020

Set in motion by a tragic police-involved shooting, two communities of color navigate fraught perceptions of injustice, inequality, and discrimination in the eyes of the law.

Annea Lockwood: A Film About Listening Trailer (2021)

01 April 2021

Sam Green's intimate portrait of Annea Lockwood shares with us a glimpse into the enthralling world of sound that she has been exploring and creating for many years.

The Castle Trailer (2018)

01 January 2018

Formerly incarcerated people reassemble their lives at The Castle, a singular housing facility and a supportive home base created by The Fortune Society.

The ABCs of Book Banning Trailer (2024)

16 February 2024

In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students.

Derailments Trailer (2011)

12 September 2011

Frederico Fellini's unmade film ll Viaggio di G. Mastorna Detto Fernet became a graphic novel, just before Fellini's death in 1993.

A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Trailer (2022)

26 October 2022

On October 27th, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing eleven people as they prayed, in what would become the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.

Hail Satan? Trailer (2019)

17 April 2019

The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.

David Harvey and the City Trailer (2020)

01 June 2020

David Harvey discusses the spatial aspects of capital, his work in the US, and the development of Hudson Yards.

Sisters on Track Trailer (2021)

10 June 2021

Three track star sisters face obstacles in life and in competition as they pursue Junior Olympic dreams in this extraordinary coming of age journey.

Bakhmaro Trailer (2012)

27 February 2012

This German documentary looks inside a nearly idle restaurant in a dowdy building in the country of Georgia, its listless workers waiting for business to pick up.

The Harvesters Trailer (2018)

01 October 2018

Three Maasai men harvest honey in Kenya’s Mau Forest in this carefully composed portrait of often-invisible labour.

Not Wasting My Time Trailer (2023)

23 November 2023

Stray cats abound in New York City, and Steven Hock seeks to save them. The more cats he rescues, the more he feels rescued.

How to Talk to Lydia? Trailer (2025)

30 September 2025

The story of Moldovan migrant worker Damian, navigating the postmodern world in foreign country, within the walls of a German warehouse, where an artificial mind named “Lydia” guides his every move.