Brooklyn, NY · Documentary & Brand Production
Human stories, gathered in the field. We make films that earn attention for campaigns, fundraising, brand trust, recruiting, and agency production support.
Radical AI · Director of Photography, Colorist
Independent · Cinematography, Color, Editing
UCLA Magazine · Director of Photography, Colorist, Editing
Bumble · Director of Photography
Independent · Director, Producer
Mammoth Distilling · Director, DP
Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network · Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Colorist
Paper Magazine · DP, Colorist, Producer
Doodles · Director of Photography
Broadway Advocacy Coalition · DP, Editor, Colorist
Kate Spade New York · Director of Photography
Impact projects, profile of artists and founders, products, customer films, and recruiting pieces, built on real interviews and real environments rather than staged ad gloss.
Fundraising films, program documentation, and campaign assets for nonprofits, advocacy groups, and mission-driven institutions.
White-label production and post for agencies and in-house creative teams, bringing senior documentary craft to brand work without the overhead.
Editorial commissions and remote field shoots for publishers, magazines, and adventure clients. Travel-ready crew, light footprint.
The studio
Based in Brooklyn, working anywhere there's a story. Derek has spent more than a decade as a director of photography, documentary filmmaker, and editor, creating with clients like The New York Times, Target, NYSE, Bumble, Kate Spade New York, NYU Langone, and the Broadway Advocacy Coalition.
We produce with care. One senior filmmaker leading every project, with trusted collaborators brought in by the shape of the work, not the org chart.
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Whether it's a single founder profile or a years-long documentary, we'll write back within two business days with honest scope, budget, and timeline thinking. No agency upsell.
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