Ian Purnell

Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Editor

Born 1988 in Liestal, Switzerland. Studied editing at the Film University Film University Babelsberg and postgraduate diploma at the KHM (Academy of Media Arts) in Cologne, focusing on documentary forms. He works as a filmmaker, video artist and film editor. He was Artist in Residence at Arts at CERN, participant of Visions du Réel Pitching and Berlinale Talents where he received the Kompagnon Fellowship with ARCTIC LINK.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2026
Arctic Link by Ian Purnell
2018
The Fear of Dying in Transit by Ian Purnell
2018
Dangerous Soil by Ian Purnell
2016
Island Sightings by Ian Purnell
2015
Exercising Perfection by Ian Purnell
2010
Absichern by Ian Purnell

Screenwriter

2026
Arctic Link by Ian Purnell
2018
The Fear of Dying in Transit by Ian Purnell

Editor

2018
The Fear of Dying in Transit by Ian Purnell

Producer

2018
The Fear of Dying in Transit by Ian Purnell
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