Gerard Millman Doc.Cinematographer | Video Production Specialist
2024 Demo Reel
Born and raised in Bellingham, Washington, Gerard had two major passions: music and paintball. When he wasn’t rocking stadiums in drumlines or rock bands, he was in the muddy battlefields of GoBig Paintball park, aiming down the barrel of a camera.
At 19 he pursued a career in audio engineering with a dream of performing guitar on stage and rocked both the grimy and glamorous stages of Seattle.
Then Covid happened.
So he filmed paintball in Snohomish County Washington. There he built Rated "PB" For Everyone, a multimedia sports broadcast that covered the tournament paintball series of the Pacific Northwest. His grassroots project led to sponsorship deals with his podcasts, and increased player attendance for the paintball parks, increasing their revenue.
UNC Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media recognized Gerard’s work and invited him to enroll.
In 2022, he sold his belongings and moved across the country to study documentary journalism.
Within a year of his enrollment, he co-produced Heart and Sol, a gripping short-documentary that follows the solar revolution of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. The film was recognized by the most prestigious awards in collegiete video journalism, and additionally, was created for a larger multimedia project that covered Puerto Rico name "Isla De Fuerza", which won the Gold Medal at the Anthem Awards.
Gerard seeks out stories that twist the viewer's heart and mind, that speak to the darkness of life met with the spirit to overcome any obstacle. His collegiate swan song BULLRING exemplifies his commitment to excellence in his craft of cinematic documentary storytelling.
Gerard's Work has been recognized by the following organizations:
College Photographer of the Year
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78th Award of Excellence (Team Documentary)
Hearst Journalism Awards
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2024 Multimedia: Innovative Storytelling (4th Place)
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2024 Multimedia: Team Project
Anthem Awards
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