Harun Mehmedinović is a Bosnian American director, screenwriter, photographer, cinematographer, author and Bosnian Genocide and Siege of Sarajevo survivor. He is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and American Film Institute. He is the co-creator of the viral timelapse series SKYGLOW, cinematographer and co-producer of the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary Ice on Fire for HBO, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2019. and cinematographer of IMAX Grand Canyon: Rivers of Time (2022). He is the cinematographer of the climate documentary Legion 44 (2024).
His film In the Name of the Son, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to win over thirty international awards including Shanghai Film Festival.Los Angeles Times: War's lessons unfold in Harun Mehmedinovic's 'Bloodhoney' project
Career Mehmedinović is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and American Film Institute. He wrote and directed In the Name of the Son, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to win over thirty international awards.Los Angeles Times: War's lessons unfold in Harun Mehmedinovic's 'Bloodhoney' project
He is also a photographer and contributor to BBC Earth,Spectacular new desert time-lapse National Geographic, Vogue Italia, and has spoken at TED about his photography work.Harun Mehmedinovic: "Living in the Present" TED talk His photograph of the cloud-inverted Grand Canyon was listed among the 2015 Best Travel Photos of the Year by National Geographic. In 2016, Mehmedinović was a member of the BBC Earth Instagram team that won the Webby Award for "Best Photography and Graphics." His work has been featured by various media outlets, including The New York Times, Wired, Time, Sierra Club Magazine, Forbes, NPR, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Vice, and Washington Post, among others.
Mehmedinović has also contributed time-lapse videos for use in concerts and events, most notably by The Rolling Stones for their song Moonlight Mile during their Zip Code Tour in 2015 as well as for their songs Wild Horses and Angie for their Desert Trip appearance,"Moonlight Mile" Performance by Mick Jagger & The Rolling Stones Roger Waters for his song Breathe during the 2016 Desert Trip festival,"Breathe" performed by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Cosmic Gate for their music video for the single am2pm in 2016,"AM2PM" by Cosmic Gate Paul Simon's 2018 Homeward Bound Farewell Tour,Paul Simon HOMEWARD BOUND Farewell Tour 2018 and John Mayer's 2022 SOB ROCK Tour.John Mayer's 2022 SOB ROCK Tour
Mehmedinović is an author of three photography books: Seance, in 2013, with a foreword by Aleksandar Hemon, Persona in 2015, and SKYGLOW in 2017. Mehmedinovic collaborated with Gavin Heffernan on SKYGLOW,SKYGLOW Official Site which was a crowdfunded book and Blu-Ray intended to tackle the rising danger and damage of urban light pollution. The fundraising campaign generated a tremendous amount of publicityLA WEEKLY – Two Guys Want to Win Back the Starry Skies Above L.A. and ended on May 9, 2015, as the fourth most successful Kickstarter campaign in the Photobooks category.Most Funded Kickstarter Photobook Campaigns SKYGLOW was featured by Science Channel's Outrageous Acts of Science,Outrageous Acts of Science S06E05 "Punked" National Park Service as part of their official 2016 Centennial celebration video,Official NPS 100 years video" and was released as a hardcover book and Blu-Ray series in April 2017.
In 2019, Mehmedinović competed work as a cinematographer on the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Ice on Fire for HBO, which premiered to a standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival as part of the Official Selection.
Credits Feature documentary films SKYGLOW (Upcoming) – Director/Editor/Co-Cinematographer LEGION 44 (2024) - Cinematographer IMAX GRAND CANYON: RIVERS OF TIME (2022) – Co-Cinematographer ICE ON FIRE (2019) – Cinematographer/Co-Producer AKICITA (2018) – Co-Cinematographer
Skyglow WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY (2021) – Co-director/Cinematographer/Editor ANCESTRAL NIGHTS (2019) – Co-director/Cinematographer/Editor HAARP BOREALIS (2019) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor SKYGLOW NYC (2018) – Co-director/Cinematographer/Editor Colorado Serenade (2018) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Kaibab Requiem (2017) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Mojave Forsaken (2017) – Co-director/Cinematographer/Editor Stormhenge (2017) – Co-director/Cinematographer POLI'AHU (2017) – Co-director/Cinematographer Ft. Union Lullaby (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Hades Exhales (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Tortugas Rock (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Dishdance (2015) – Co-director/Cinematographer/Editor Promo (2015) – Co-director/Cinematographer YIKÁÍSDÁHÁ: "That Which Comes Before the Dawn" (2014) – Co-director/Cinematographer
BBC Earth Kaibab Elegy (2017) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Sandstorm Alomogordo (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Amargosa Superbloom (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Mojave Blues (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Elkmont Symphony (2016) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Shenandoah Reverie (2015) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Melancholy Gorge (2015) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Pinnacles (2015) – Co-director/Cinematographer Tempest Vermilion (2015) – Co-director/Cinematographer Wavelight (2014) – Co-director/Cinematographer
Concerts and Music Videos Cielo Hemon: Howdy, Hand of God! (2021) – Director/Cinematographer/Editor Paul Simon: Homeward Bound Tour (2018) – Co-director/Cinematographer Cosmic Gate: AM2PM (2016) – Co-director/Cinematographer Roger Waters: "Breathe" visuals for Desert Trip Indio and the 2016 Tour (2016) – Co-director/Cinematographer The Rolling Stones: "Angie" visuals for Desert Trip Megaconcert – Co-director/Cinematographer The Rolling Stones: "Wild Horses" visuals for Desert Trip Megaconcert – Co-director/Cinematographer The Rolling Stones: "Moonlight Mile" visuals for ZIP CODE Tour (2015) – Co-director/Cinematographer
Short Fiction Films In the Name of the Son (2007) – Writer/Director
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