Grant Baldwin
BiographyGrant is a BC-based director, cinematographer and composer who has won numerous Leo's and festival awards for his work.
His directorial credits include both seasons of the documentary series 'Search and Rescue North Shore' and the feature documentaries 'This Mountain Life', 'Just Eat It', and 'The Clean Bin Project'. His cinematography and suburb UAV work have been featured in the above films as well as 'Koneline: Our Land Beautiful', 'Metamorphosis' (NFB), and 'Seven Worlds, One Planet' (BBC Earth). He was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for cinematography for 'This Mountain Life'.
Grant has a formal background in music production and worked both as an independent artist (under Phontaine) and as a composer for film and TV before transitioning to working behind the lens. He won 4 Leo Awards for original scores on his last four film projects.
Grant was born in Brighton, England, raised in Nanaimo, BC, and now resides in North Vancouver, Canada.
In the role of actor
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (26/04/2014)
In this follow-up to their 2010 documentary The Clean Bin Project, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story follows filmmakers Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin on a six month challenge to live entirely on food waste. One third of all food produced is not consumed, with much of it being thrown away, despite still being […]
In the role of director
This Mountain Life (01/05/2018)
The stories of people in the mountains of British Columbia are told in This Mountain Life. 75% of made up of mountain ranges, yet few people are able to properly experience them. Martina Halik and her mother Tania are planning to embark on a 6 month, 2300km coastal traverse trip from Squamish to Alaska. They are but […]
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (26/04/2014)
In this follow-up to their 2010 documentary The Clean Bin Project, Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story follows filmmakers Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin on a six month challenge to live entirely on food waste. One third of all food produced is not consumed, with much of it being thrown away, despite still being […]