ABOUT JOHN

John Roney is an underwater videographer and film & television editor from Vancouver Island, Canada.

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Throughout his editing career, John has worked alongside some of the most renowned photographers, filmmakers, and storytellers working on behalf of our oceans. His editing work with SeaLegacy can be seen in Sony's SeaLegacy The Voyage, an adventure series that follows Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen as they sail across the world on a mission of conservation aboard the SeaLegacy 1, and in Only One's Tide Turner series, which highlights change-makers who are making a vital impact for the global ocean.

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John is passionate about ocean conservation, and when he's not in the edit suite, he can be found beneath the sea capturing footage of sea life and marine ecosystems. His underwater cinematography has taken him around the globe and can be seen in the Telus Original film Send Kelp! and the documentary film The Cinematic Ocean: Indonesia.

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John’s recent television work can be seen in the 13-part APTN series Ocean Warriors: Mission Ready. The series follows the Indigenous men and women of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary, whose mission is to ensure effective marine search and rescue services for people in distress throughout British Columbia’s coastal region. The series is now streaming on AppleTV.

Previously, John worked as the Senior Video Editor at M1Films, where he focused on documentary filmmaking, while also creating commercials for such clients as Microsoft, The Royal BC Museum, The Robert Bateman Foundation, Shockwave Seats, Nimmo Bay, The Wickaninnish Inn, and the University of Victoria.

Notable documentary projects include Picking Up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket, a feature-length documentary that follows one artist’s journey to understand the experiences of Residential School survivors, and The Oaklands Totem, a film about an elementary school challenging the status quo of Indigenous studies.

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John is a member of the Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Motion Picture Arts from Capilano University.