— Stories told in moving image.

Film.

Film is the form that still earns silence.

DocumentaryBrand filmProfile seriesCampaign spots

§ 01 — Premise

The documentary is having a moment. We're skeptical of moments.

Every foundation, nonprofit, and mission-driven company wants its own documentary right now — which means most of them are about to look the same. We don't make sizzle reels with subtitles. We make films that are reported, structured, and edited like the best of the form, then designed to live well past the campaign that funded them.

§ 02 — Formats

Four formats. One editorial standard.

Documentary

Long-form, character-led, structurally serious. Built for festivals, streamers, and your own distribution.

Length: 12 – 90 min
Timeline: 4 – 9 months

Brand film

The case for what you do, made in moving image. Used at the top of decks, on landing pages, and in the room you can't get into.

Length: 60 sec – 4 min
Timeline: 6 – 12 weeks

Profile series

A recurring series of short films built around the people who actually do the work. Designed to compound over time.

Length: 3 – 6 min / episode
Timeline: Quarterly cadence

Campaign spots

Tight, native-to-platform cuts designed to be paid against. Built from the bigger story, not bolted onto it.

Length: 15 – 60 sec
Timeline: 3 – 6 weeks

§ 03 — Process

How a film project actually goes.

01
Pitch & report
We start in a reporter's chair. Interviews, archive, location scouts, and a treatment that argues for the story before a single frame is shot.
02
Pre-production
Shot list, crew, releases, and a shooting schedule that respects your subjects' time. You see the plan before we leave for set.
03
Production
Lean, principled crews. We shoot on the same gear the prestige docs are shot on, and we don't take a shot we can't defend in the edit.
04
Post & delivery
Story-driven edits, original score where it earns its keep, color and mix in dedicated suites. Delivered in every format the campaign needs.

§ 04 — Questions

Things we get asked.

How do you decide whether a story is a documentary or a brand film?: We ask whether the story works without your logo on it. If yes, it might be a documentary. If the story is the case for the work itself, it's a brand film — and the difference matters for how it's reported, edited, and distributed.
Do you film internationally?: Yes. We've worked across North America and Europe and partner with vetted local fixers and crews elsewhere. We won't take a project where we can't responsibly tell the story we're being hired to tell.
Who owns the footage?: You do. We retain the right to show our work in portfolio and festival contexts unless otherwise agreed.

§ 05 — Also

Other disciplines in the studio.

Stories you can hear coming.

Audio

Original podcasts and serialized audio. We produce the show, book the guests, and engineer the sound that keeps people listening.

Stories that read.

Editorial

Longform journalism, op-eds, and brand reporting written by editors who actually read. Words that don't sound like a press release.

Stories that travel.

Social

Native, platform-fluent content that earns the scroll. We turn the long-form into clips, threads, and posts that travel.

§ 06 — Begin

Working on a film project?

Tell us about it. A 30-minute discovery call — no obligation. We'll tell you whether — and how — we can help tell it.

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