Duane Peterson III

Role: Editor, Cinematographer, Co-Director

Collaborator: Patrick McCormack

2025, 25 min.

In the 24 hours before Vermont Green FC won the 2025 USL2 National Championship, Patrick and I captured the team’s final practice, preparations, and community anticipation.

I shaped the verité footage into an immersive, observational portrait of a team and its supporters in a defining moment.

ADVENTURE CONSERVATION DOCUMENTARY

2022, 38 min.

Role: Cinematographer, Editor

Director/Producer: Jordan Rowell

Motivated by a desire to better understand our home watershed, Jordan Rowell and I embarked on a two week kayaking trip along the 120-mile length of Lake Champlain, stopping along the way to talk to a wide range of characters about the future of our shared basin.

Now streaming on Vermont Public.

2025, 46 min.

Role: Editor

Director: Chad Ervin, Well Told Films

Set in rural Vermont, this documentary explores the growing disengagement of boys and young men, bringing a national issue into focus locally.

In the edit, I helped shape verité footage, interviews, and animation into a compelling narrative driven by real world solutions.

Learn more at goneguysfilm.com

SIZZLE REEL

Role: Editor, Cinematographer, Drone Operator

SunCommon uses community-building and storytelling to inspire people to take action for the climate.

From 2012-2024 I created brand videos that helped the company become Vermont’s largest solar provider.

OUTDOOR RECREATION

Role: Co-Director, Co-Cinematographer, Co-Editor

Collaborator: Ryan Malle

Clients: Vermont Huts Association, Velomont Trail, Cabot Creamery

Ryan and I spent a weekend on Vermont’s new hut supported trail system to capture the spirit of this ambitious project.

DIGITAL AD

Role: Editor, Motion Graphics

Production Company: Rope Line Media

Client: Royal Robbins

Parallaxing archival photos helped bring life and depth to the adventurous origins of the Royal Robbins brand and their signature sweaters.

WEB VIDEO

Role: Cinematographer, Editor

Director: Patrick McCormack

Client: Mighty Earth

Low light and rainy conditions didn’t stop this global advocacy organization from protesting plans to destroy great ape habitat. The candlelight vigil was part of a larger campaign to protect nature and climate.

2021, 16 min.

Role: Editor, Motion Graphics

Director: Annemarie Hennes, Adventure Scout Media

Endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch set out to ride a fat bike across Alaska and came back with a mountain of footage. After reviewing it closely, I unearthed a compelling story line that takes an unexpected turn.

FILM FESTIVAL TRAILER

Role: Editor

In addition to editing its promotional videos, I also served as the Programming Director for the Climate Action Film Festival from 2020-2024, leading the selection of short films about hope and resilience in the face of the climate crisis.

SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

Role: Cinematographer, Editor

Director: Patrick McCormack

From the home opener to final match of their inaugural season, I documented Vermont Green FC’s efforts to build a soccer club from the ground up embedded with environmental justice.

EVENT HIGHLIGHT

Role: Editor

Production Company: Adventure Scout Media

Client: Rebecca’s Private Idaho

After a long weekend of working grave yard shifts to edit daily highlight videos, I brought everything together for this full recap of Rebecca’s Private Idaho 2021.

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

Role: Editor

Director: Patrick McCormack

Client: SunCommon

This project originated with a series of one minute videos documenting each of the transmission art installations at Wave Farm for a virtual tour. I then repurposed this material into this unique customer testimonial for SunCommon.