Film and Television Portfolio - Glenn Hanns ACS, Director of Photography

Selected work

Sydney Director of Photography Glenn Hanns ACS - twenty years of visual storytelling across feature drama, long-form documentary, and television series, distributed on Netflix, Lionsgate, Foxtel, Apple, Discovery Channel, NBC Universal and many others. Each project below represents a distinct creative collaboration: a director's vision translated into image, light, and movement from the first scout through to the grade. The work spans genres and formats, but the approach is consistent - building a visual language specific to each story, then executing it with a crew who understand why every choice was made.

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Full portfolio

Every project above, listed in full for reference - feature drama, television series, documentary, short film, and music video, spanning twenty years of visual storytelling.

  • Moon Rock For Monday

    2020 · Feature Film · Dir. Kurt Martin

    Feature film for Lunar Pictures. Winner of the ACS Gold Award NSW & ACT (2021) and the ACS Award of Distinction at the ACS Nationals (2022), and an AACTA nominee for Best Cinematography.

  • Forbidden Ground

    2013 · Feature Film · Dir. Adrian Powers, Johan Earl

    WWI feature film distributed by Lionsgate. Winner of the ACS Bronze Award NSW & ACT (2013), with additional festival selections and award nominations.

  • Ron Iddles: The Good Cop

    2018 · Television Documentary · Dir. John Mavety

    Television documentary series for FOX/CJZ. Winner of the ACS Gold Award NSW & ACT (2023) and a Silver Logie (2019) for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program.

  • The Room Below

    2024 · Feature Film · Dir. Kurt Martin

    Psychological creature feature for Lunar Pictures, starring Alyssa Sutherland and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. North American distribution rights acquired by Uncork'd Entertainment.

  • Transitions

    2022 · Short Film Drama · Dir. Zain Ayub

    A young Pakistani migrant in Western Sydney loses herself in memories of her wedding day after her husband's passing. Shot on Sony Venice 2 with uncoated Sigma Classic Cine primes.

  • Manifestation

    2017 · Short Film Horror · Dir. Josh Groom

    Short horror film for Greenlight Productions. Set in 1994, a couple discover the previous guests of a hotel have forgotten to check out. Shot on Canon C500 with vintage Leica R primes.

  • The Briefcase

    2015 · Short Film · Dir. Kurt Martin

    Short mythological film. Zeus tracks down Prometheus to an ambiguous era of man. Shot on Canon C500 RAW with Canon CN-E primes, graded to black and white.

  • Narci-titus

    2015 · Short Film · Dir. Kurt Martin

    Kevin Milton seeks help for a rare condition preventing him from having normal relationships. Shot on Canon C500 with Canon CN-E primes.

  • She Says

    2023 · Music Video · Dir. Valentina Iastrebova

    Music video for "She Says," the debut single from Sydney band Wicker Jane (Jackson Perrett and Dax Love).

  • Persons of Interest

    2013 · Documentary Miniseries · Dir. Haydn Keenan

    Documentary miniseries for SBS exploring covert ASIO operations during the Cold War and Australia's post-9/11 counter-terrorism surveillance. Winner of the Walkley Award for Outstanding Journalism.

  • Dark Temptations

    2016 · Television Drama · Dir. John Mavety

    Television drama series episode for Discovery Channel. Shot on Canon C500 with Canon FD primes.

  • White Rabbit Project

    2016 · Television Series · Dir. John Mavety

    Netflix television series from the makers of MythBusters, with Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara ranking history's greatest inventions, heists, and more.

  • Birds of Tokyo - "Wild Eyed Boy"

    2009 · Music Video · Dir. Josh Groom

    Music video for Perth rock band Birds of Tokyo. Winner of the Gold ACS Australian Cinematography Award NSW & ACT for Music Clips. Shot on Arriflex 35 III with Zeiss SuperSpeed primes.

  • After Touch - "Use Me"

    2019 · Music Video · Dir. Dax Love

    Music video for After Touch. Shot on Blackmagic URSA 4.6K with Canon CN-E primes.