Derek Wiesehahn

Películas

Let Me Be Me
Cinematography
This coming-of-age story focuses on Kyle Westphal, an isolated autistic boy who’s fascinated by fabric and emerges from an experimental autism treatment program to become a fashion designer. Westphal’s family looks back on twenty years of his development with candor and humor. The film combines observational footage, archival material, and animation to chronicle how a passion for fashion transformed Kyle and his family.
Bienvenidos a Chechenia
Director of Photography
Desde 2016, el tiránico líder de Chechenia, Ramzan Kadyrov, ha sido el artífice de una operación centrada en la "limpieza de sangre" de los chechenos pertenecientes al colectivo LGBTQ+, supervisando una campaña gubernamental destinada a detener, torturar y ejecutar a sus miembros. Sin ayuda del Kremlin y con una mínima repercusión global que ignora la violencia que sufre el colectivo, una vasta y secreta red de activistas decide aplicar sus propias medidas a modo de resistencia.
Us Kids
Director of Photography
Determined to turn unfathomable tragedy into action, the teenage survivors of Parkland, Florida catalyze a powerful, unprecedented youth movement that spreads with lightning speed across the country, as a generation of mobilized youth take back democracy in this powerful coming-of-age story.
Lecciones de una masacre en la escuela: Cartas desde Dunblane
Director of Photography
Un cura de Dunblane, Escocia, y otro de Connecticut comparten un vínculo forjado por tragedias en escuelas que ocurrieron con 16 años de diferencia.
Milwaukee 53206
Cinematography
53206: a Milwaukee zip code where 62% of the adult male residents have spent time behind bars. A character-driven, immersive ensemble helps tell the stories behind the statistic.
Trapped
Additional Director of Photography
TRAP (Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers) laws have been passed by conservative state legislatures in the US and clinics have taken their fight to the courts. Follow the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of a battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.
Newtown
Cinematography
A look at how the community of Newtown, Connecticut came together in the aftermath of the largest mass shooting of schoolchildren in American history.
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Director of Photography
A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.
God Loves Uganda
Director of Photography
A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.
Cómo sobrevivir a una epidemia
Director of Photography
Narra la historia de dos coaliciones, ACT UP y TAG (Treatment Action Group), cuyo activismo y la innovación convirtió a la enfermedad del SIDA de ser una sentencia de muerte para quien lo tuviera a ser una condición manejable para llevar una vida normal.
I Remember
Cinematography
Set and shot chronologically in natural light over one hour at dusk, I REMEMBER materialized out of this sense of intangible loss and a desire to hold on to memories that, however fleeting, give our lives meaning.