Sarin, Victor 1945–

(Vic Sarin)

PERSONAL

Born 1945, in Kashmir, India; father, a diplomat.

Addresses:

Agent—Pacific Arts Management, 685-1285 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3X8 Canada.

Career:

Cinematographer and director.

Member:

Canadian Society of Cinematographers.

Awards, Honors:

Genie Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1982, for Heartaches; Gemini Award nomination, best photography in a dramatic program or series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1986, for The Suicide Murders; Gemini Award nomination, best photography in a dramatic program or series, 1987, for The Last Season; Gemini Award nominations, best direction in a dramatic program or miniseries and best photography in a comedy, variety, or performing arts program or series, 1988, for Family Reunion; Gemini Award nomination, best photography in a dramatic program or series, 1990, for Divided Loyalties; Gemini Award, best photography in a dramatic program or series, 1990, for Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher; Emmy Award (with Michael Boland), outstanding individual achievement in informational programming—cinematography, 1992, for Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, 1993, for On My Own; Genie Award nomination, best achievement in cinematography, 1996, for Margaret's Museum; award for best theatrical feature, Canadian Society of Cinematographers, 1996; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a children's special, 1998, for In His Father's Shoes; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a children's special, 2000, for Sea People; Video Premiere Award nomination, best directing, 2001, for Left Behind; Leo Award nomination, best direction in a feature length drama, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, 2006, for Murder Unveiled; Leo Award nominations, best screenwriting in a feature length drama (with Patricia Finn), best cinematography in a feature length drama, and best direction in a feature length drama, all 2007, for Partition; also received two CableACE Awards, eight Prix Anik Awards, and a Canadian Film and Television Production Association achievement award.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

The Naked Peacock (documentary), Danton Films, 1975.

Bix (documentary; also known as Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet), Bridge Film Productions, 1981.

Heartaches, Motion Picture Marketing, 1982.

Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer, 1982.

Going to War, 1985.

The Canadian Observer: An Introduction to Hugh MacLennan, 1985.

The Last Season, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 1986.

Dancing in the Dark (also known as Danse a contrejour), New World Pictures, 1986.

Loyalties (also known as Double allegeance), Cinema Group, 1987.

Nowhere to Hide, New Century Vista, 1987.

(As Vic Sarin) Norman's Awesome Experience (also known as A Switch in Time), Hemdale Home Video/Southgate Video, 1988.

Family Reunion, 1988.

Namumkin, 1988.

The Long Road Home (also known as Le retour de l'exil), 1989.

Divided Loyalties, Glen-Warren Productions, 1989.

Solitary Journey, 1989.

Cold Comfort, 1989, Republic, 1990.

Bye Bye Blues, 1989, Circle Films, 1990.

On My Own (also known as Il colore dei suoi occhi), Alliance Communications Corp./Rosa Colosimo Films, 1992.

Cold Sweat, 1993.

(As Vic Sarin) The Burning Season, Primedia Pictures/Sirens Films, 1993.

Tapoori, 1993.

God's Dominion: Shepherds to the Flock, 1993.

(And camera operator) Whale Music, 1994.

(As Vic Sarin) Margaret's Museum (also known as Le musee de Margaret), 1995.

Urban Safari, Warwick Pictures, 1996.

Salt Water Moose, Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1996.

The Hidden Dimension, Imax Corp., 1997.

Love on the Side (also known as Deluxe Combo Platter and Love on the Side), Zennpix, 2004.

Partition, Seville Pictures, 2007.

A Shine of the Rainbows, Seville Pictures, 2008.

Film Director:

So Many Miracles (documentary), 1987.

Solitary Journey, 1989.

Cold Comfort, 1989.

(As Vic Sarin) The Legend of Gator Face, Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1996.

Left Behind (also known as Left Behind: The Movie), Cloud Ten Pictures, 2001.

Love on the Side (also known as Deluxe Combo Platter and Love on the Side), Zennpix, 2004.

Partition, Seville Pictures, 2007.

A Shine of Rainbows, Seville Pictures, 2008.

Film Work; Other:

Second unit camera operator, Spasms, Blossom Pictures, 1982.

Camera operator, Whale Music, 1994.

Executive producer, Love on the Side (also known as Deluxe Combo Platter and Love on the Side), 2004.

Executive producer, Civic Duty, Freestyle Releasing, 2006.

Producer, Journey of the Heart: The Making of "Partition" (documentary), Seville Pictures, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Himself, The Making of "Left Behind: The Movie" (documentary short), 2000.

Television Cinematographer; Miniseries:

Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher (also known as Love and Hate: A Marriage Made in Hell), NBC, 1989.

Television Cinematographer; Movies:

The Insurance Man from Ingersoll, 1975.

The Fighting Men (also known as Men of Steel), 1977.

Someday Soon, 1977.

Crossbar, 1979.

The Wordsmith, 1979.

War Brides, 1980.

Rumours of Glory, 1983.

Charlie Grant's War, 1984.

The Suicide Murders, 1985.

Turning to Stone (also known as Concrete Hell), 1985.

A Moving Picture, 1989.

The David Milgaard Story, 1992.

Artesmia, 1992.

Spenser: Ceremony, 1993.

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Lifetime, 1994.

Not Our Son, CBS, 1994.

Spenser: A Savage Place, 1995.

Wounded Heart, 1995.

(As Vic Sarin) Hearts Adrift, 1996.

(As Vic Sarin) The Waiting Game (also known as Clair comme le cristal and Harlequin's "The Waiting Game"), Showtime, 1998.

(As Vic Sarin) Sea People, Showtime, 1999.

Recipe for Murder (also known as Murray Maguire M.E.), PAX, 2001.

Television Director; Movies:

Passengers, 1980.

The Other Kingdom, 1984.

The David Milgaard Story, 1992.

Spenser: Ceremony, 1993.

(As Vic Sarin) Trial at Fortitude Bay, CBC, 1994.

Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, 1994.

Wounded Heart, 1995.

Hearts Adrift, 1996.

The Waiting Game (also known as Clair comme le cristal and Harlequin's "The Waiting Game"), Showtime, 1998.

Hard to Forget (also known as Amoureux d'une ombre and Harlequin's "Hard to Forget"), The Movie Channel, 1998.

(As Vic Sarin) Sea People, Showtime, 1999.

Recipe for Murder (also known as Murray, M.E.), 2001.

Murder Unveiled, CBC, 2005.

Television Cinematographer; Specials:

David Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood, 1986.

Television Director; Specials:

Riel (documentary), CBC, 1979.

In His Father's Shoes (also known as Les chaussures de mon pere), 1997.

Television Cinematographer; Episodic:

"A Woman of Appetites," Telescope, 1971.

Seeing Things, 1983.

"VCR-Very Careful Rape," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1988.

"Animal Lovers," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1988.

"Prism," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1988.

"Houdini on Channel 4," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1988.

Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World, 1992.

Television Director; Episodic:

Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1985.

"Hippocratic Oath," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1988.

"Hacker," Neon Rider, syndicated, 1990.

Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World, 1992.

"The Agony Column," Wind at My Back, 1997.

Hope Island, PAX, 1999.

Flatland, 2002.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Partition, 2007.

A Shine of Rainbows, 2008.