Denver, CO, USA
$500 - $5000 / Day
Nathan Ward is a director, cinematographer, writer and photographer with experience working in 40+ countries worldwide over the last 20 years. Nathan specializes in telling stories with impact and meaning - from highlighting women and girls' education issues, to protecting endangered environments, to profiling organizations working to support veterans, to creating attractive television shows and much more. Recent Projects from 2016-7 include: - The Rider & The Wolf - www.riderandwolfmovie.com Director/Cinematographer/Producer This film highlighted the mystery around the disappearance of Mountain Bike Hall of Fame cyclist Mike Rust. And solved it. Festival and theater appearances worldwide - Denver Film Festival, Telluride MountainFilm, Kendall Mountain Fest (Judge's Choice Winner), Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (Best Feature Winner), etc. - PBS - the Colorado Experience - DP for various episodes. - Breaking the Mold - DP for pilot of new series profiling movers/shakers in CO. - Tsoknyi Nepal Nuns - Director/DP for fundraising films and feature doc in progress highlighting work to educate women and girls in Nepal. - Wangdue EcoLodge - Director/DP - promo film highlighting first eco-lodge in the Kingdom of Bhutan - In the Mountain's Fold - Director/DP - promo film to draw attention to education issues facing children in the Mustang region of Nepal - Girls Matter - Director/DP - promo film to highlight the work being done by Peruvian Hearts - NGO working to educate girls from villages in the Andes of Peru. Other projects include work on water projects (DP), TV shows (DP Outdoor Channel, HGTV, DIY, Weather Channel, etc), Bureau of Land Management, The Wilderness Society, Wild Connections, US Forest Service,
The Rider & The Wolf tells the story of Mike Rust, the hall of fame mountain biker who disappeared without a trace in the American West. Screened at festivals worldwide - Denver FF, Telluride Mountainfilm, Best Feature - Flagstaff MFF, Judge's Choice - Kenal MFF UK. Featured in Filmmaker and National Geographic Adventure.
The short promotional film Girls Matter features the work of Peruvian Hearts, an NGO based in the USA. PH offers talented girls and young women from remote villages in the Andes the opportunity to attend secondary school and university.
This short film highlights the work of a Bonpo monk in the lower Mustang region of Nepal. His work is to help protect the mountain culture in children of the region by providing them with enhanced education opportunities close to their homes in the mountains.
We worked with the Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation (THF) to shoot this film about the Tsoknyi Rinpoche and his lifelong work to provide the highest level of Buddhist education to the Tsoknyi Nepal Nuns. Shot on location in Kathmandu and Lower Mustang, the film shows the current state of their work in Nepal and and introduces THF's prayer wheel capital campaign.
The Wangdue Eco Lodge was conceptualized by Bhutanese artist Ugyen Wangchuk. Built completely in the local style, with local materials, by local artisans, this eco lodge is the first of it's kind in the Kingdom of Bhutan
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