March • 2023
Rick is an extremely talented storyteller and our team was thrilled to work with him!
Rick M.
Berlin, Germany
1 review$500 - $1500 / Day
About
Rick Minnich is an American independent filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. He holds a B.A. in English from Columbia University and an MFA equivalent in film directing from the Film University Babelsberg "Konrad Wolf” in Germany. Rick Minnich has been writing, directing and producing shorts and feature documentaries since 1993 through his companies Rickfilms and Our Man in Berlin, and in association with various German broadcasters, film funds, and production companies. His award-winning films include: HEAVEN ON EARTH (50 min., 2001, IDFA, Fipa d'Or Biarritz), HOMEMADE HILLBILLY JAM (80 min, 2005, Premiere at HotDocs, closing night film True/False 2006, distributed by First Run Features), FORGETTING DAD (84 min, 2008, Premiere: IDFA - Special Jury Award, True/False, Full Frame, Hot Docs, Grand Jury Prize at GZ DOC in Guangzhou, China, Shortlisted for the German Film Award 'Lola' - German Oscar), THE BOMB HUNTERS (52 min., 2015), THE STRAIT GUYS (99 min., 2022).
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- Documentary DP
- 1 review
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Video Editor - Documentary
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ScienceOpen - Dr. Stephanie Dawson
I shot, directed and edited this short introductory video of Dr. Stephanie Dawson for the open-source publishing platform ScienceOpen: www.scienceopen.com
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Video Editor - Documentary
Delphi 1830
I shot, directed and edited (in-camera) this 16mm experimental short portraying one day at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival.
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Video Editor - Documentary
Harvest Time - 25th anniversary of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA
Short film made for the 25th anniversary of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA.
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Video Editor - Documentary
ScienceOpen - Dr. Sebastian Alers
I shot and edited this short introductory video of Dr. Sebastian Alers for the open source publishing platform ScienceOpen: http://scienceopen.com.
- Commercial DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Video Editor - Documentary
Produced for Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg
The Bomb Hunters
I wrote, directed and shot half of this hour-long TV documentary made in co-production with German public broadcaster RBB. It's the story of the frantic search for undetonated World War II bombs in the town of Oranienburg, just north of Berlin, where an estimated 300 bombs are still in the ground. The above link is to the trailer. The full film can be viewed at: https://thebombhunters.vhx.tv.
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Produced for ZDF
Forgetting Dad
I co-wrote and directed this feature documentary about a 45-year-old man who suffers total amnesia. Co-produced with ZDF and Hoferichter & Jacobs GmbH. Short-listed for the German Oscar "Lola", winner of the Special Jury Award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam IDFA, and numerous other prizes. Watch the entire film at: https://forgettingdad.vhx.tv.
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Sound Mixer
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- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
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- External recorder
- Shotgun mic
- Wireless lavalier mic
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- Lighting kit
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- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
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- Translator
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