May • 2024
Rick understood our requirements well and provided quality footage. The communication remained smooth. Very professional! Highly recommended to everyone!
Rick M.
Berlin, Germany
2 reviews$500 - $1000 / Day
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Rick Minnich is an American independent filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. He holds a B.A. in English from Columbia University and an MFA 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), 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), THE PRESIDENTS' TAILOR (39 min., 2024).
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March • 2023
Rick is an extremely talented storyteller and our team was thrilled to work with him!
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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
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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.
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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.
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Organspende mit Junge Helden - Shai Hoffmann
I wrote, directed and edited this video to raise awareness of the importance of organ donations. Interviews conducted by German social entrepreneur and kidney transplant recipient Shai Hoffmann. Made as part of Shai's blog (in German): https://goodimpact.org/videos/mit-papas-niere-ein-leben-voller-abenteuer
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Delphi 1830
I shot, directed and edited (in-camera) this 16mm experimental short portraying one day at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival.
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The Godfather of Bubbles
Multimedia portrait of Berlin-based Polish-born puppeteer and soap bubble artist Pjotr Szczeniowski (a.k.a. Peter Pan) and his daughter Patrycja Szczeniowska by photographers Jan Lieske and Annette Wulff and filmmaker Rick Minnich, created during the 9th Freelens Multimedia Workshop in Berlin, 2011.
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- GoPro HERO4 Black
- Panasonic Lumix GH5
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- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
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- Gimbal
- Slider
Lighting
- LED Lights
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- Prime
- Standard Zoom
- Wide
Editing
- Apple Final Cut Pro
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