Jonathan Saruk Photography

JONATHAN SARUK
Filmmaker and Multimedia Journalist based in Malmö, Sweden/Copenhagen, Denmark

2017 Reel
COMMISSIONS

3SAT: Lions in Ngorongoro Crater
Directed by Anja Reiss, Cinematography by Jonathan Saruk
Ashoka Foundation: Africa’s youth are leaders of today
Filmed by Jonathan Saruk and Mike Shum
Euronews (Learning World): Sweden: A New Life for an Afghan Refugee
Filmed by Jonathan Saruk
UNHCR: Torsby, Sweden
Produced by Zahra Mackaoui, Filmed by Jonathan Saruk
Heute Mittag ORF: Invitro-Fertilization in Sweden
Correspondent Nikolai Atefie, Filmed by Jonathan Saruk
The Great Big Story: The Bone Church, Czech Republic
Filmed by Jonathan Saruk
AL JAZEERA Plus: Denmark, Sweden
Produced by Tabish Talib, Filmed by Jonathan Saruk
MINC Business Incubator: Malmö, Sweden.
Co-Produced and Filmed by Jonathan Saruk and Johan Bävman
CURRENT PROJECTS
Please contact me for a list of projects in development.
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

My still images have been published in a broad selection of publications including The New Yorker, The Sunday Times Magazine and Neon and I am a Featured Photographer with Reportage by Getty Images. My first monograph, The Forbidden Reel, published by Daylight Books in 2014, was selected as one of the year's best by Time Magazine. For more information on my still images please go to my corresponding website. You can follow me on Instagram here.
BLAKE STREET FILMS
Blake Street Films, the Malmö, Sweden based partner of Denver's Fox Tale Films, provides full film production services, specializing in documentary feature-length films, video journalism and branded content. Staffed by award-winning journalists, we were finalists for a national news and documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview in 2015, for a report from Iraq in the wake of the initial ISIS assault. The company’s first feature-length documentary, HONDROS, is in post-production. Our work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Economist, USA Today, UNHCR, BBC, Al Jazeera, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, and other publications. Corporate clients have included AOL, FedEx, Zillow, PWC, HealthGrades and others.
Bio
Jonathan Saruk is a Blake Street Films/Fox Tale Films partner who has produced video content for the likes of UNHCR, BBC, Al Jazeera, The Great Big Story, ORF, 3SAT and Pitch International and has worked on commercial productions for Sony Ericsson, E.ON, and Unibail-Rodamco.
His still images have been published in The New Yorker, Newsweek and The Sunday Times Magazine, and his first monograph, The Forbidden Reel, was selected as one of the best photography books of 2014 by Time Magazine.
A graduate of the International Center of Photography, Jonathan also holds an M.A. in print journalism from New York University.
EQUIPMENT
CAMERAS: Sony PXW-FS7, Sony A7s II

LENSES: Canon 16-35 4L IS, Canon 24-70 2.8L II, Canon 24-105 4L IS, Canon 24 1.4L, Zeiss CP.2 Super Speed 50 T1.5, Sony FE PZ 28-135 F4

LENS ADAPTERS: Metabones E- Mount to EF-Mount Mark IV, Metabones E-Mount to EF-Mount Speedbooster Ultra

AUDIO: Schoeps CMC 6U/MK4 Cardioid Microphone, Sennheiser MKH 8060 Shotgun Microphone, Sennheiser ME66 Shotgun Microphone, 2 x DPA 4060 Lavalier Microphones, Lectrosonics L Series LR Receiver/LT Transmitter, Sony UWP-D11 Wireless Lavalier System, 2 x Rode VideoMic Pro, Panamic Mini Boom 2.29 meters, Sony F-720 Handheld Microphone

STABILIZATON/MOVEMENT: Sachtler Tripod TT 75/2 CF with FSB-6 Fluid Head, Tripod Kessler Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly 29.5,” Kessler Second Shooter, Letus Helix Jr. Magnesium, Wireless Follow Focus System: (microRemote Base Station, Redrock Torque Motor, microRemote Fingerwheel controller, microRemote Handheld Wireless Controler and necessary cables), 2 x Sirui N-2004X Tripod, 2 x Sirui G20KX Ball Head, Varavon Zeus A7s II Cage

MONITORS/ACCESSORIES: SmallHD 702 LCD, SmallHD DP7 LCD, SmallHD AC7 LCD, SmallHD DP4 LCD with EVF, Teradek Bolt Pro Wireless Transmitter/Receiver (Both HDMI and SDI Transmitters)

LIGHTING: Spark 10x10 LED Kit (3 lights), Datavision Light Reporter LED Kit (3 lights), Westcott Scrim Jim, 4 x Impact Light Stands

BATTERIES: Canon LP-E6N: 8, Sony BP-U60: 4, Sony NPFW50: 5,

CASES: HPRC 6400TRIB Hard Tripod Case, 2 x Pelican 1615 Air Hard Case
Get in touch.

jonathan@blakestreetfilms.se
Blake Street Films AB
c/o Söderhavet
Monbijougatan 17B
21155 Malmö
Sweden
+46 (0) 70 356 83 68
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JONATHAN SARUK

Filmmaker and Multimedia Journalist based in Malmö, Sweden/Copenhagen, Denmark

2017 Reel

COMMISSIONS

CURRENT PROJECTS

Please contact me for a list of projects in development.

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

BLAKE STREET FILMS

Bio

EQUIPMENT

Get in touch.