Laurence Bortnick

History

Laurence Bortnick works as a first assistant camera for film and television productions.

Movies

Akilla's Escape
First Assistant Camera
In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
Happily Ever After
First Assistant Camera
When Heather and Sarah Ann were growing up they told each other every secret. But Heather left their small town on the last day of high school vowing never to return. Forced to come back when her father becomes ill, the young documentary filmmaker is pressured into filming Sarah Ann's wedding video. Heather is convinced that the edgy filmmaker and bubbly pink-wearing bride have nothing in common, but as the big day approaches she finds that no one is quite what they seem – especially the old friend she thought she knew better than anyone.
Survival of the Dead
First Assistant Camera
On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.
Urban Legend
Second Assistant Camera
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.