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Photograph taken by friend and collaborator Noah Jurik
Tony ByrnE ✉
Tony is a cinematographer and camera operator based out of Chicago, IL. Notable credits include the award-winning documentaries “Beneath the Surface: The Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes,” produced by the PBS initiative Great Lakes Now, as well as “Passion & Purpose,” a short-form documentary about Michigan’s outdoor industry. As the owner and operator of act ii media, he has had the great fortune of directing and crewing dozens of commercial, documentary, narrative, and live music productions for the likes of Scholastic, National Geographic, and Electric Forest Music Festival.
Over the past few years Tony has worked alongside talented filmmakers in Chicago, developing and contributing to stories about loss, belonging, and kindness. It is his hope that he’ll be able to continue helping others tell their stories, as a collaborator and educator.
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Act III
We’ve said it before and we will say it again, act ii media is a film and media production company that specializes in candid storytelling. Whether it’s about your garage band or international brand, our goal is to spark curiosity, protect the things you cherish, and foster connections. At act ii we know that your passions and projects don’t start and end with a deliverable, they live and grow alongside your community. Our goal is to bridge the gap to your next act. Click through Act III above to get to your third act.