Before emigrating to Canada, Gekoff worked as a camera operator using a self-designed camera stabilizer mount, much like a Steadicam, on Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker that allowed for the film's acclaimed smooth shots over uneven surfaces.
In 2005, Gekoff became part of a research team of consultants for Kodak film company, and has collaborated on a number of projects, preparing the industry for the transition to digital.
[4] Gekoff has collaborated on five of the six feature films directed by indie Canadian filmmaker B. P. Paquette, three as cinematographer and two as visual consultant.
While pic's poetically spare narrative may prove too slight and undramatic for some, limiting its broader commercial chances, sheer visual magic alone should make it a strong contender in tube and fest situations.
"[7] Later in the same review, Cheshire noted the "extraordinary impact by Ivan Gekoff’s exquisite lensing.