Daniel Sekulich is a Canadian journalist, director and documentary filmmaker who has worked in various places including Vietnam, Russia, Bosnia and the Arctic. [1] He has written book reviews for the Arts section of The Globe and Mail , and authored the books, Terror On The Seas, and Ocean Titans. [2] He is the director of the documentaries Borderline, Aftermath: The Remnants of War and Deadly Inheritance, and has worked on the television series Ice Road Truckers, Cold Water Cowboys and Greatest Tank Battles.
Sekulich’s first book was Ocean Titans: Journeys in Search of the Soul of a Ship (2006 in Canada), in which he delved into the world of merchant shipping to understand the ageless appeal of ships and the sea and attempt to answer the question: does a ship have a soul? Ocean Titans was an honorable mention for the 2007 Keith Matthews Award for the Best Book, [3] and released in the United States by Lyons Press in 2007.[ citation needed ]
His second book, Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern Day Pirates (2009) looked into the world of high seas piracy, a multinational, multibillion-dollar enterprise controlled by organized crime and local warlords. [4] [5] It was released in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Italy and the Middle East.[ citation needed ]
Sekulich’s first documentary was Deadly Inheritance (1997), a look at the human impact of genetic testing, nominated for a Hot Docs! award. [6] It followed a woman undergoing genetic testing for Huntington's disease. It was followed by Aftermath: The Remnants of War (2001), a feature-length documentary about the painful legacy of war. Filmed on location in Russia, France, Bosnia and Vietnam, the documentary features personal accounts of individuals involved in the cleanup of war. [7] It won United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Prize for Best Humanitarian Film. [8]
His 2012 film, Borderline, explored the Canada-US border after 9/11 and people living nearby. [9]