Josh McDarris | Ogden, UT

Selected Works & Features

Featured

ADAPT(ive) 2025 Doc Short

Adaptive athletes in the mountains of Northern Utah are building community, riding for healing and joy, and proving that mountain biking is more than a sport; it’s life-changing.

Produced and directed by Josh McDarris and Alisha McDarris
Shot and edited by Josh McDarris; Written by Alisha McDarris

Currently in the 2025-2026 festival circuit.

See on IMDb.

Video Editing

Event film edited on-the-fly for presentation at the end of the 3-day associates retreat.
Argonaut Productions
Heart transplant story for Tampa General Hospital.
Argonaut Productions
Fundraiser video for Connections School.
Argonaut Productions
Summary video for Jack in the Box research.
The Candor Company and Argonaut Productions
Overcoming the stigma of mental illness | Florida Young Lawyers Division
Argonaut Productions
Dealer ad for Funrise Mega Mover RC Dump Truck
Argonaut Productions

Brands

Overview video for Ignik Firecan.
DP, Editor, Personality.
Yosemite’s yearly cleanup event featuring Parks Project.
Director, DP, Editor.
One of several videos for Lifestraw’s Peak Series.
DP, Editor.
Solo shoot with cross-country travel. Required careful planning with the client, Woolpert.
Solo shoot with cross-country travel. Required careful planning with the client, Woolpert.

Destination & Adventure Films

Destination film for Elkhart Lake Tourism.
Director, DP, Editor.
Antarctica cruise sustainability video.
Director, DP, Editor.
Crater Lake sustainability video.
Director, DP, Editor.

Part 107 Drone Pilot

Camera Operator

Big Red Soda Ad – “Red Guru”
Sparksight Productions
Big Red Soda Ad – “Stockbroker”
Sparksight Productions
Big Red Soda Ad – “Millennial”
Sparksight Productions
Comedy Short
Feature Length Crime Drama
Feature Length Documentary

Motion Graphics

Motion graphics segment for a fundraiser.
Argonaut Productions
Typographic animation opener for a conference.
Argonaut Productions
Typographic animation opener for a conference.
Argonaut Productions

Music, Events, Film

Horror short shot on-the-fly for a lens review.
Director, DP, Editor.
Short film – Shot day-of, no rehearsal.
DP, Editor.
Dixieland band concert shoot.
Shot and edited.

Performances and Skits

Singing every part in “This is Halloween” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Comedy short using Stephen Lang Avatar 2 interview footage.
Comedy short “The $1,000 Soup”
Josh McDarris as Inspector Levine in Catch Me if You Can – the 1960’s murder mystery play by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert.
Josh McDarris as Guy in The Best Laid Plans – a murder mystery farce by Fred Carmichael.
Josh McDarris as the stage coach driver – a storyteller at the Bonnybrook Farms haunted hayride experience.

Josh McDarris | Ogden, UT

Freelance Video Editor, DP | Ogden, UT