Merrill Sterritt

Co-Director of IF/Then Shorts, Editor, Producer

Field of Vision is a filmmaker-driven documentary unit that commissions, creates and supports original short-form and feature-length nonfiction films and episodic series about developing and ongoing stories around the globe.
Our mission is to support work that uses innovative and artistic ways to explore contemporary global issues through a cinematic lens, and to push the boundaries of nonfiction storytelling.

Field Of Vision

In the course of one afternoon, a developmentally-challenged young woman learns some painful lessons about life.

Blue-Eyed Mary

Alex has a crush on her brother's friend, Jesse. But Jesse likes Alex's brother, Taylor. Alex knows something is up with her brother. Caught in an awkward position, Taylor takes Alex and Jesse to his favorite spot.

Lloyd Neck

A costume designer leaves their life in Iowa to return to their hometown in Guam and make costumes for a children's theater, hoping to reconnect with estranged parents.

Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way

A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his friends.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma.

Pray Away

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.

Sorry to Bother You

First class, experienced homicide detectives work together to solve murders of every kind and motive in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Shift

After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, renowned rainforest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni must turn her research question of "what grows back" in the canopy onto herself, exploring disturbance and recovery throughout her life.

Between Earth & Sky

It tells the story of Birta and Selma, rescue pufflings (adolescent puffins). We follow Birta and Selma as they exchange night-time parties for nocturnal puffin rescues: saving lost pufflings, whilst also grappling with their own futures.