John Akre, Video and Filmmaker

I am a videomaker and filmmaker. I specialize in creating short videos about community events for non-profit organizations and profiles on artists.

Contact johnATGreenJeansMedia.com to hire me.

Here are some documentary projects I made:

The Alchemical Dungheap of Daniel Polnau

Screenings: Cellular Cinema, Absurd ArtHouse Film Festival 2021, Frozen River Film Fest 2022

Harvey Winje 80

Breakfast on the Mississippi. Winner, Best in Show, Mississippi Minute Film Festival 2017.

Refrigerator Flying Lessons

screenings: Bozeman Film Celebration, Twin Cities Film Festival, Big Water Film Festival, Eau Claire Film Festival

The Last Window Show

screenings: Free Range Film Festival, Square Lake Film Festival

Crescent Collective from John Akre on Vimeo.

In the winter through the summer of 2013, I worked with a teen filmmaker to document an incredible public art project called Filling the Void.

Here is a documentary I made about the artist Tim Donahue:

I have a huge archive of past work. Watch my Video Archive page grow as I add work to it.

Dinkytown Greenway Grand Opening

Northeast Ride 2013

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Grand Opening from John Akre on Vimeo

Northeast Ride 2012

Here is my old Sloppy Films website.