Derek Knowles is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer whose work often explores the intersection of people and planet. His films have been supported by the Tribeca Film Institute, Kartemquin Films, the Berkeley Film Foundation, and California Humanities, featured as multiple Vimeo Staff picks and on Short of the Week, and have appeared on The New Yorker, The Atlantic, PBS, Frontline, and Aeon, as well as festivals around the world.
  • Director (12 Credits)
    Bring Her to Butte
    Documentary, Short
    The Moment of the Now
    Documentary, Feature
    The Bird Rescue Center2023
    Documentary, Short
    Untitled Birding Documentary2023
    Documentary, Feature
    Sentinels2022
    Documentary, Short
    Last Days at Paradise High2020
    Documentary, Short
    Your Boss and Landlord Vote2020
    Documentary, Short
    Dispatches from Alaska2019
    Documentary
    After the Fire2018
    Documentary, Short
    Crosstown2017
    Documentary, Short
    Tamba2017
    Documentary, Short
    The Last Swing2017
    Documentary, Short
  • Producer (3 Credits)
    Untitled Birding Documentary2023
    Documentary, Feature
    The Last Swing2017
    Documentary, Short
    Paths That Shine: Nantucket and The Essex2015
    Documentary, Short
  • Writer (1 Credit)
    Untitled Birding Documentary2023
    Documentary, Feature
  • Cinematographer (1 Credit)
    Paths That Shine: Nantucket and The Essex2015
    Documentary, Short
Best Short Documentary
After the Fire
San Francisco Green Festival
San Francisco
2019
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