March • 2016
Jorge came through on time with what we asked for -- including spotting editorial nuances of the story.
Jorge U.
Toronto, ON, Canada
18 reviews$600 - $1000 / Day
About
Jorge Uzon is a videjournalist, documentary photographer and former foreign correspondent with more than 30 years of experience working with images. Focused in social, political and environmental issues, his work has been published by prestigious printed and online media and exhibited in the renowned festival dedicated to photojournalism Visa Pour L’image in Perpignan, France. His most important works to date include the coverage of the end of the civil war in Guatemala between 1996-1998 for Agence France-Press, the way of life and uprising of the inhabitants of Chilean Patagonia against a hydroelectric project (exhibited for the Pan American Games in Toronto in 2015) and the social changes in Bolivia after the election of Evo Morales , these last two projects produced as independent documentary photographer.. Since 2016 to date Jorge has been collaborating with CINEFOCUS Canada developing projects in video for various clients like the Association of Health Centres or Toronto Community Housing.
Top Services
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 17 reviews
- Documentary DP
- 1 review
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- 1 review
Clients
Top Reviews
March • 2017
Wonderful work! Got exactly as we requested and a joy to work with.
March • 2018
It was great to work with Jorge, especially on short notice. We ended up changing the photoshoot date on him but he accommodated it easily. Very thorough and was ready to bring his own waivers!
Top Projects
Patagonia – Video & Photography from a 4-years long project
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Sound Mixer
Chile Year Zero. Footages, Sounds, Photographs and Interviews From Ground Zero of the Social Uprising
On October 18, 2019 an increase in 30 pesos (USD0.039) in the subway fare triggered the biggest protest in Chile since the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in 1990. What it's called The Revolution of the 30 pesos demands a new Constitution (the current Constitution was approved during the dictatorship through a fraudulent plebiscite in 1980), reforms to the economic system, the end of the privatized retirement system, etc. Since the beginning of the national protests thousands of people meet daily in Dignity Square in Santiago, the ground-zero of the social uprising, a traditional square officially named Plaza Italia or Plaza Baquedano, renamed Plaza de la Dignidad, Dignity Square, by the protesters. Anarchy, art, anger, grief, solidarity and politic reigns in the square during the day together with violent clashes with the police. This work is a recount of 17 days of independent coverage at Dignity Square with a tape recorder, a digital video camera and a DSLR film camera. The video is divided in five parts, with a timeline as intro and with an explanation of terminology at the end: 1: The Front Line; 2: Wounded and Repressed; 3: Photographs and Interviews; 4: Mourning (some of the footages in this section were made in Plaza Ñuñoa) ; 5: Dignity Square
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - News
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Translator
- Sound Mixer
- Reporter / Journalist
5.0 Produced for BuzzFeed
I Accidentally Bought a Giant Pig
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
5.0 Produced for AJPlus
Unwelcome In Canada?
Canada is known for its welcoming immigration policy, but the Montoya family is finding that having a son with Down syndrome can be a potential hurdle to permanent residency. Nico's father Felipe tells his family's story to AJ+.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
Chemical Valley Toxic Tour
Published on Sep 14, 2015 Some 500 environmental-justice activists traveled to Sarnia, Canada's most polluted city.They marched on the chemical plants that they say cause the pollution and the ensuing health problems affecting neighboring residents, Canadian indigenous people.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Produced for AJPlus
MAY 02 FROM TORONTO TO BALTIMORE, BLACK LIVES MATTER
May 2 at 5pm. Event in solidarity with Baltimore in front of the Toronto Police Headquarters
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Equipment
Video
- DSLR or equivalent
- 4K video camera
- 2K video camera
- Full HD video camera
Video
Audio
- Shotgun mic
- Wireless lavalier mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Reporter / Journalist
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Sound Mixer
- Sound Designer
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Translator
- Creative Director
Miscellaneous