Documentary Films
The AFAR Project
After losing his best friend, an archaeologist creates a high school archaeology field project in his honor – only to unearth his buried grief 18 years later when his son graduates.
Feature Documentary: 115 minutes
Production Company: Gingerly Films & Yada Yada Productions
In Association with: American Foreign Academic Research
Produced by: Mat Saunders
Directed by: David N Stiles
Co-Directed by: Thaddaeus Freidline & Tobias Ohlsson
Arri Amira, Canon C300 mk3, Zeiss Standard Speeds, DZO Pictor Zooms, DZO Vespid Primes
Lessons From Steelhead Alley
A glimpse of fly fishing in the Lake Erie Tributaries with a family of guides and their clients. This film captures the connections between parents and their children, long time friends, and how fly fishing brings us all together.
Short Documentary: 29 minutes
Production Company: Gingerly Films
In Association with: Darkskies Fly Fishing
Director: David N Stiles
Graphic Design: Anthony Sanders
Canon C300 mk3, Canon L Series Lenses
Glimmers
An adopted woman heals from her past while learning to fly fish in Alaska.
Short Documentary: 17 minutes
Shot on Location in Hoonah, Alaska
Featuring June Lohner
Production Company: Gingerly Films
In Association with: Game Creek Guides & Captain Kurt Charters
Directed by: David N. Stiles
Canon C400, Canon L Series & Vintage Soviet Lenses
Go Josie
An overachieving Asian- American woman quits her dream job to pursue a career as a para-cyclist, single-handedly.
Directed by: Tobias Ohlsson
Director of Photography: David N Stiles
A Gingerly Films Production In Partnership with Pearl Izumi, Shimano and Lazer. Featuring Josie Fouts, Leo Rogers and Katie Walker.
Go Josie is an official selection of the 2021 San Diego International Film Festival, Bicycle Film Festival, Kendal Mountain Film Festival, Cat Fly Film Festival, Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Stranger Days Film Festival, BLOW UP Art House Film Festival, Liberty International Film Festival, and the 2022 Frozen River Film Festival.
Blackmagic Ursa Mini pro G2, DZO Pictor Zooms
Baul : Soul of Bengal
Traveler Kristina Houwer embarks on a transformative journey to West Bengal, India, where she discovers the enchanting world of the Bauls - wandering minstrels who pass down ancient spiritual teachings through music.
Feature Documentary: 49 minutes
Awarded Best Cinematography Indian World Film Festival
Directed by: John Errington
Director of Photography: David N. Stiles
Canon C300 Mk3, Canon L Series & Vintage Soviet Lenses
In a world where you're only as good as your last picture I prefer to think that my best is yet to come.
Flow
Maine Trail Builders is working to change that, by introducing machine-built trails where rake-n-ride was the standard for years. By bringing other trail builders together to learn all about pitch, drainage, and berms, MTB is helping riders of all ages, from beginner to intermediate, find their flow and a love for the trail.
Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro G2 & Pocket 4k, DZO Pictor Zooms
Charlotte Who?
A GAELIC FOOTBALL STORY IN AMERICA
In 2000, Kevin Devin and Ronan Cleary founded Charlotte James Connolly's GAA in NC because they missed that part of Irish culture. Seventeen years later the American women of Charlotte GAA compete at the highest level of the sport in North America against teams stacked with imported Irish players.
Feature Documentary: 76 Minutes
Directed by: David N. Stiles