Athan Merrick

DIG - an Alaskan snowboard film, a project by Patagonia Films x Dendrite Studios was released in late Fall 2025. This was a logistically heavy project as we went deep for an extended period of 26 days camping on the glacier but the results were well worth the effort. @rylandbell rode a 3200' spine line, 'the line of his life' and nature made us work for it. The whole story along with Ryland's hard working fishing life showcased alongside the adventures of the big Spring 2025 camp trip. It took a whole team to pull this off, as outlined in the credits below! Thank you each person for your contributions big or small and to Patagonia for supporting high level athletic goals! The tight field crew really held it down as we battled storm after storm, @canyonflorey @krizzybomb @peterwojnar @edshanley in addition to Ryland and myself. /// DIG - an Alaskan snowboard film by Dendrite Studios and Patagonia Films Executive Producers: Alex Lowther, Monika McClure, Jean-Baptiste Cotte Produced by Nicolas Teichrob and Athan Merrick Directed by Nicolas Teichrob Cinematography by Nicolas Teichrob, Ryland Bell, Peter Wojnar, Athan Merrick, Canyon Florey, Chris Galvin Safety Coordinator: Ed Shanley Editor: Nicolas Teichrob Audio Post Production: Ridgeline Sound- Jeffery Yellen, asst Matias Gibbs Colourist: Centra Post - Logan Pehota Graphics: Khyber Creative - Blair Richmond Story Editor: Lyman Smith Pilot: Fly Drake Including: Debra Bell, Robert Bell, Holly Enderle Poster Design : Stephen Rockwood Photography: Nicolas Teichrob Special Thanks to all of our families and friends who support what we do in sharing and sending full naish adventures /// YouTube Link here https://youtu.be/imx06LtDpQQ /// #snowboard #film #adventure

We won an Emmy!!! Hunt for the Oldest DNA won the Emmy statue for Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary. What an honor to shoot this film!! Here’s some behind the scenes. It takes a village to make a successful film. Big congrats to all these people and organizations and more! @handfuloffilms @tangledbankhhmi @novapbs @niobe_thompson @itsryanwilkes @halcyon_post @globalmechanic @jonathankawchuk @elementalpost @deepaaaar @thereallybarry

Hunt for the Oldest DNA trailer. Broadcast on @novapbs and playing on their YouTube. Festival run continues @afo_olomouc the international festival of science documentary films.

Hunt for the Oldest DNA. Festival premiere @cphdox screenings March 18th. March 20th. March 23rd. Excited to be here in Copenhagen for the festival and a little bit of filming. @niobe_thompson @jonathankawchuk @tangledbankhhmi @handfuloffilms

Tomorrow. Wednesday February 21st at 9pm eastern is the broadcast premiere of Hunt for the Oldest DNA on @pbs @novapbs It was such a pleasure to shoot this film with a talented team. Director @niobe_thompson Producers @handfuloffilms @tangledbankhhmi Right hand man in the field @itsryanwilkes Color by @davidtomiakcolour @elementalpost and many more. Everyone involved brought their A game. A maverick gene-hunter smashes the record for the oldest DNA ever recovered. His findings reveal a lost world – a High-Arctic forest full of surprising animals, from camels to mastodons, that thrived millions of years ago. Ancient genes from a warmer age offering secrets for our own survival.

Dissent is a short documentary that tells the story of David Cody, a pacifist who refused to participate in the United States’ war against Vietnam. Rather than submitting himself to prison or the draft, Cody fled America never to return, and lived as a stateless person. It was a pleasure to shoot this film and hear David’s story with director Chris Boyd of @diegocitymedia The film has found a home on @means_tv the world's first worker-owned streaming service. It is actually a co-op streaming service, the first of its kind. Means has a vast library of independent films, shows and news. And luckily, they have a 7-day trial so you can check it out for free.

Dissent is a short documentary that tells the story of David Cody, a pacifist who refused to participate in the United States’ war against Vietnam. Rather than submitting himself to prison or the draft, Cody fled America never to return, and lived as a stateless person. It was a pleasure to shoot this film and hear David’s story with director Chris Boyd of @diegocitymedia The film has found a home on @means_tv the world's first worker-owned streaming service. It is actually a co-op streaming service, the first of its kind. Means has a vast library of independent films, shows and news. And luckily, they have a 7-day trial so you can check it out for free.

Dissent is a short documentary that tells the story of David Cody, a pacifist who refused to participate in the United States’ war against Vietnam. Rather than submitting himself to prison or the draft, Cody fled America never to return, and lived as a stateless person. It was a pleasure to shoot this film and hear David’s story with director Chris Boyd of @diegocitymedia The film has found a home on @means_tv the world's first worker-owned streaming service. It is actually a co-op streaming service, the first of its kind. Means has a vast library of independent films, shows and news. And luckily, they have a 7-day trial so you can check it out for free.

Did a podcast with @horrificnetwork and an interview with 1428elm.com on the cinematography of @dontlookawaymovie coming to vod soon. @industryworkspictures @supersonicpictures @level33entertainment

Victoria friends! Screening tonight of Don’t Look Away at 7pm at Silvercity Cineplex. Apparently there’s a Q and A afterwards and I’m on the panel. Here’s the trailer. For my US friends Alamo Drafthouse is one of the theatre groups carrying the film.

Today is the day. September 1st. @dontlookawaymovie a feature horror film I shot with a fabulous crew is premiering on 300 screens around North America. Cineplex theatres for my Canadian friends. @industryworkspictures @supersonicpictures @level33entertainment

Commercial work for Safety Line Lone Worker. Some of the crew. Director: Jesse Clark. Camera: @lux328 @talia.adora Grip: @oliverwynden Toby Wider Grip/Lx truck: @lot2.rentals Camera: @lornelapham