Gavin Heffernan

On set at the AFI in Los Angeles (2007)
Death Valley Dreamlapse 2 Still (2013)
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Gavin Heffernan (born April 2, 1980, Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian filmmaker/screenwriter.

He co-wrote and was an executive producer of Bryan Singer's horror feature The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014).[1] He is also known for his viral experimental timelapse shorts,[2] the college microbudget feature Expiration,[3] and other posts as a producer/writer in the horror genre Chillerama (Stephen King's One For the Road).[4]

Heffernan's timelapses have gone viral on many occasions, leading to an online series with BBC Earth (2014-15). His works have been featured on Virgin America's in-flight entertainment system, Bravo's first scripted show Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and many other press and TV outlets, including National Geographic, CBS News,[5] and WIRED, among others.

Borrego Springs, California named their 2014 annual festival after Heffernan's "Borrego Stardance" astro timelapse. October 25 was named"Gavin Heffernan Day" in San Diego County.[6][7]

An alumnus of McGill University and the American Film Institute. Founder of the independent production company, Sunchaser Pictures. While attending McGill, he wrote, directed, edited, and acted in two feature films,The Steaks (2000) and Expiration (2004), both filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec. Expiration was awarded the Grand Jury Prize in Toronto at the 2004 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival. Though budgeted at a meagre $10,000, Expiration benefited from a strong internet presence, fueled by acclaim from publications Variety,[3] Ain't it Cool News [8] and Film Festival Today.

His unconventional anti-war documentary Grand Wheel (2008) premiered at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival and played more than fifty film festivals in twenty countries worldwide. The documentary won Silver Bear at the 37th Festival of Nations in Austria, Best Cinematography at the 2008 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival, and Best Experimental Film at the 2009 Oxford Film Festival.

After graduating from AFI in 2007, Heffernan co-founded The Film Summit, an event dedicated to the examination and preservation of film relations between Hollywood and Canada, featuring works from Canadian Film Centre and the American Film Institute, presented at the University of Toronto campus.

Notes

  1. ↑ Bryan Singer produces microbudget thriller The Taking of Deborah Logan, deadline.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Profile SunchaserPictures.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Profile, variety.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Profile, DreadCentral.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Timelapse video discussion, cbsnews.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ NBC San Diego Profile, nbcsandiego.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Interview, cs.astronomy.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ Expiration review, aintitcool.com; accessed April 2, 2015.

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