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David, Chris, Andrew,
Kyra, Cameron, Neve


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David Schmidt had his first chance to work for Mercury in 2012 when he acted as key assistant editor on the film Watermark. He has continued to lend his skills as an editor, helping to create Dr. Mike’s health-focused web series, as well as the films Black Code, Long Time Running, and Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. When he’s not at the office you might find him lacing up at the local hockey rink.

Chris Niesing joined the Mercury team in 2011, during post-production of Payback. Since then, he has contributed to Mercury projects in a variety of roles, including everything from set construction to camera assist & DMT. More recently, Chris has taken on the production accounting for Mercury Films Inc. and all of its projects.

Andrew Beach started working with Mercury Films in post-production on Black Code, 2016. He’s also had the opportunity to work on Tragically Hip: Long Time Running (2017), The Anthropocene Project (2019) and other various short-form projects. Over the years he’s been an editor, 360 video editor, motion graphics artist, assistant editor and cinematographer. Independently, Andrew writes and directs music videos for local artists.
You can view his work here: beachouse.ca

Kyra Church started with Mercury Films in 2017 as an intern on The Anthropocene Project. She later worked as the marketing and materials coordinator on the project. Most recently, she has worked as head of research and research coordination, as well as visual research coordinator, on Into the Weeds. Kyra earned a BFA in Film Studies from Concordia University in 2019 and a MFA in Documentary Media from the School of Image Arts (Toronto Metropolitan University) in 2021.

Cameron Saville joined Mercury in 2021 as a camera assist and assistant editor on the Summit 72 project. Cameron graduated from The University of King's College in 2018 with a degree in philosophy, and completed Vancouver Film School's 1-year film production program in 2019. Away from the office, Cameron works locally as a writer, director, and assistant director.

Neve Dickson joined the team in 2022, assisting with post production on Into the Weeds and Summit 72. She is currently a researcher for several projects in development and an in-house graphic designer.



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