Afghanistan's Blue Mosque:  A Shrine of Renowned Beauty

SAFFRON STORYHUNTER

Ecuadorians residing in South Florida voted for Presidential Elections.
Live report from Miami, United States.

TC Television - Ecuador Presidential Elections

Interview to CNN Financial Expert Xavier Serbia.

UCSGTV - Show dedicated to politics and current events

An explosion occurred on a vacant business in South Florida.   Large chunks of concrete flew through the air, debris around the area which remains closed for investigation.

Freelance Content - Plantation Explosion, South Florida

You could easily spend days, weeks even, exploring the sprawling Ishak Pasha Palace. The Pasha family spent over a century building this spectacular structure, beginning in 1685. A unique combination of Armenian, Georgian and Ottoman architecture, the fortress in Doğubayazıt, Turkey, was abandoned when the Ottoman Empire fell. But it quietly stands guard over the remote hills of eastern Turkey to this day.


Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this abandoned Ottoman palace looks like a real-life Temple of Doom. 

Could rewilding be a natural solution to urban stress? Video with George Monbiot - BBC REEL

The rewilding movement

How 1-800-Got-Junk Became A $500 Million Empire

I found, filmed, edited, and narrated this story for Business Insider in one week -- As the second largest wildfire in California’s history ravages the state, vineyards in Sonoma County rush to harvest grapes before the smoke can ruin their crop. Selected as one of Business Insider's top stories of 2020.

Vineyard Workers Race Overnight To Save Grapes From Approaching Fires | California Wildfires

Follow Jose Vivar as he transforms from teenage drug kingpin to fitness entrepreneur and motivational speaker in this CBC Doc directed by the amazing documentary veteran Gary Lang.

I shot the opening day sequence at 24/7 Fitness in Sudbury along with the local B-roll and aerials.

Prison Pump | CBC Docs

Science North is a world renowned Science Center in Sudbury Ontario, and they’ve been a client of mine for several years. I’ve shot educational web series, events, exhibits, travelling science workshops, and much more.

Science North | Various Corporate Videos

Since 2015, I have worked closely with the team at Legend Boats to capture their brand ethos of making memories on the water. Nothing like spending a day out on the water ?

Legend Boats | Various Corporate Videos

This is the first 360 video about the world's highest Polo ground, in Sakardu, Gilgat Baltistan, Pakistan

Sakardu POLO match in VR 360 Video highlights

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren't enough algae farms to support the startup's supply chain.

Algae flip flops shoot at UCSD

We avail the opportunity to cover the process “ How FIFA world Cup 2014,2018, UEFA Champions Leagues Match balls made in Sialkot” and Interview the Mr. Masood Akthar Khawaja, Chairman of the World’s largest Soccer balls manufacturing unit, where almost 1.3 billion balls made every year in a single factory in Pakistan. 

Background:
Nearly 70% of the world's soccer balls are made in the city of Sialkot, Pakistan. Home to nearly 1,000 soccer ball factories, and employing nearly 60,000 people, this city is the epicenter for the world's most popular sport, enjoyed by over 4 billion people.
Here's what it's like inside one of those factories, where balls are largely still made by hand.

How FIFA world Cup 2014,2018, UEFA Champions Leagues Match balls made in Sialkot

Thousands of logging elephants at risk after Myanmar bans timber exports to fight deforestation

The fate of Myanmars Logging Elephants

DP Reel

Pitched, filmed, scripted, and edited this story for Insider News about managing ecosystems and stemming the impacts of catastrophic wildfires in California.

Why These Californians Are Starting Fires On Purpose

Pitched, filmed, and edited this story for Insider News about one of the last fully integrated letterpress printing factories in the United States. Video did over 3 million views across social media.

How Books Are Handmade At The Last Printing Press Of Its Kind In The US

More than a third of US  troops claim they’ve seen white supremacists in the military. Chuck Leek, a former neo-Nazi and US Navy airman, explains how he recruited other members into his hate group.

DP/Shooter in San Diego area  

A psychiatrist writes and sings about depression and suicide, the pain and the struggle. 

Grab My Hand Music Video

In the heart of arch-Catholic Poland there's a small Muslim village with a picturesque wooden mosque.  The residents of Kruszyniany are Lipka Tatars, a centuries-old ethno-cultural minority.

Shooting in Poland 

‘I Felt Like A F*cking Nazi’: An Ex-Border Patrol Agent Speaks Out


Direct From w/ Dena Takruri - Camera Operator

Kilometres of a traffic jam were filmed at Pakistan's Torkham International Border Crossing with Afghanistan, Saturday.
Vehicles, mostly trucks with goods were seen standing still with drivers forced to sleep under them on carpets, as, according to some of them, people had been stranded at the border for almost a month

'Very painful situation' - drivers on almost a month-long traffic at Torkham border with Afghanistan

British amateur cloud scholar Gavin Pretor-Pinney founded the Cloud Appreciation Society, to bring together other people with their heads in the clouds. Now with over 100,000 people, society members post cloud pics and meet up to go cloudspotting - sharing their love of the cloudy skies.



. . . . . .



60 Second Docs - Cloud Appreciation Society

Promo video for the  a Mixed Reality Performance. 

LIZARDLY - A Mixed Reality Performance

Babylonians were using the Pythagoras’ Theorem over 1,000 years before he was born

The Gentle Barn rescues farm animals with stories of past abuse and hardship.  The animals go through novel forms of rehabilitation, such as acupuncture and reiki in order to, afterwards, offer support to humans struggling with mental and physical issues and life challenges.

Produced by Etherium Sky Media for NBClx
A mini-doc by Matt Dworzańczyk

Check out our other work:
https://www.EtheriumSky.com

We're available for client work worldwide!
Contact: info@EtheriumSky.com

Hug a Cow, Cuddle a Turkey! - A New Form of Therapy

Founded in the early days of still open source internet, Couchsurfing rejected capitalist norms and promised a revolution in the way we travel and connect with others around the globe.  In 2020, in stark contrast to its long held values, the service implemented a mandatory access fee, alienating many of its users and leaving longtime Couchsurfers wondering: is our global revolution still alive?

A mini-doc by
Matt Dworzańczyk

Produced for NBClx by
Etherium Sky Media

Is Our Couchsurfing Revolution Still Alive?

America’s 1st Indigenous Beauty Brand | Ah-Shí Beauty

60 Second Docs - Indigenous-Owned Beauty Brand

Horoscope reading for Page Six, this is a pilot episode of a series.

Readings With Reda - Pilot

SV Clean Energy has invested over $1.6 billion in renewable energy projects totaling more than 700 megawatts (MW) of capacity and nearly 175 MW of battery capacity. These projects deliver on the community’s commitment to clean energy that brings jobs and economic benefits to the state. For more information on SVCE power sources please visit www.svcleanenergy.org/power-sources. 
 
The wind project featured in this video is AES Mountain View located in Riverside County.

SV Clean Energy Projects

In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to unlock your iPhone with Face ID even while wearing a mask with iOS 15.4 and later versions.

How To Unlock Your iPhone With A Mask (Face ID) - Tech Insider

This entrepreneur wanted to embrace the ups & downs of natural hair so she launched The Wrap Life — here's how the brand hopes to help people on their journey of self-discovery & expression


The Wrap Life

Florida oranges had their worst crop in 70 years. They're facing a deadly disease called citrus greening, spread in the body of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid. Today, nearly every citrus grove in Florida is infected with the disease.

Videographer Needed for Orange Growers Shoot - FT Meade / Lake Alfred Florida

Took care of the editing and motion graphics animation for yet another very useful and informative Bloomberg Law / Tax video.

Crypto Taxes - Bloomberg Tax

Sheroes (FIFA)

Miss Universe Titleholder Photoshoot

In August 1884, Thomas completed the first transcontinental bicycle ride in North America. The journey took 83 days of travelling, with 20 days of stoppage due to wet weather, and covered around 3,700 miles. Reports of his adventure were serialised in an American sporting magazine called Outing.

Cycling pioneer

I put this sizzle reel together against the clock. The goal was to communicate how much Storyhunter has to offer for News Media operations around the world.

News and Journalism Showreel for Storyhunter

DC Protest - Monday

Drone reel from Berlin, Cologne, Havana, Amsterdam, Portland and Myersville.

Drone reel

A look inside a new precision machine that wants to reinvent the chip making industry. I shot interviews and b-roll at Intel headquarters in Oregon.


DP Needed Tues 4/22 for Interview and Broll in Corvallis, Oregon

NBA2K Toa Baja Court Launch

Nuclear power may be making a comeback as researchers develop reactors that are smaller than ever before. 

Mini-Nuclear Reactors Are Coming, and They Could Reinvent the Energy Industry

I am an English multimedia journalist currently based in Kathmandu.
I've worked for clients including The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Ford Foundation, SPANA, BBC Online, Verbatim, Go Pro, and China Daily.

 I received the HSBC student bursary award to enable me to study full time at Beijing Foreign Students University where I graduated with a Masters in Multimedia Journalism.  Prior to that, I was working full-time as a photographer having graduated from Newport's renowned photography program where I learned the ropes on black and white film.

I am a multimedia storyteller with a passion for social justice, humanity and beauty.




Alice C.

I'm Bima, a filmmaker heading up a full service production company based in Florida. We've worked with local as well as international brands on large and small scale projects. Clients include: Durex, Nestlé, Casio, Henkel, GlaxoSmithKline, Bloomberg, FIFA, CNN, Amazon Prime, NBC, 60 Seconds Docs, The Weather Channel, New York Post, Business Insider, Now This, Thrillist, among others.

Our services can include some or all of the following:
•	Discovery
•	Pre-production, production, and post-production
•	Equipment
•	All necessary crew
•	Royalty free song licenses
•	Animation
•	SFX and motion graphics if needed

We work with RED/Alexa/Canon/Sony/Black Magic cameras and all projects can be delivered in multiple formats. Take a look at our showreel for a taste of our recent work.





Bima M.

**  I live on the move and regularly work in different countries!  **
Fall 2023 // Lebanon, Syria
Winter 2023 // Poland, Germany, Montenegro
2024 // Vietnam

* My schedule is generally flexible and I can adapt to your needs!

-----
Int'l Film and TV director with 20yrs of high-end production experience.
BA in Film Production / Directing Fiction from Columbia College in Chicago, US.  

I have worked extensively in Central and North America and Germany and for nearly 10 years I was based in Vietnam, working all across Asia, even once in North Korea.  

My past clients include BBC, NBC, CNN, Insider Inc, Channel NewsAsia, TRT, VTV and other media networks.  I've done work for Ericsson, PwC, CARE Int'l and the UN.  I've worked on productions such as "The Dark Knight", "Prison Break" and the 2019 Hollywood reboot of "Charlie's Angels".  I've also shot 3 of my own feature films and numerous shorts.  My own film work has won awards at int'l film festivals and online has reached viewership in the millions.

Multilingual: English ~ Polski ~ Español ~ Tiếng Việt ~ Deutsch

Links:
* Web Site and Portfolio: www.EtheriumSky.com
* Professional Profile (CV): www.EtheriumSky.com/md-profile
* IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2119228/
* FB: www.facebook.com/EtheriumSky
* YT: https://www.youtube.com/EtheriumSky

-----
Please note that since SH introduced new freelancer fees, I've been forced to increase my project fees on the platform.  I appreciate your understanding.

Matt D.

Visual journalist (photo and video) currently based in Washington, DC specializing in documentary and editorial visuals whose work has been published on CNN, NBC News, AJ+ (Al-Jazeera), Fusion, NPR, and other news outlets in addition to working corporate clients such as the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The Human Rights Campaign, Starbucks, People Magazine, etc. 

Armando finished his tenure as a communications fellow in 2014 at the United Nations University for Peace where he also worked as their official photographer/videographer documenting the different dignitaries and events occurring at the University. He also received a Master's in Media, Peace and Conflict studies from the aforementioned institution and holds a Bachelor's in Political Science.

Armando's work has been exhibited in California and Washington, DC where he received 'Best in show' during the 'Exposed DC' exhibit at the Longview Gallery. He's also a proud alumni of the Eddie Adams Workshop XXIX.

For more on his work visit: www.okaybokeh.com

Armando G.

Benjamin spent his formative years in Sweden where he started out working for Swedish National Television and MTV Nordic. He went on to form the film production company Stocktown Films, creating the critically acclaimed “Afripedia” six-part documentary series, exploring the urban culture scene around African metropolises. 

His first feature length documentary film “The Sandwich Nazi”, premiered at SXSW and went on to play at Hot Docs and many other international film festivals. He brings this organic and exciting but polished style from his documentaries to his commercial clients. Benjamin has worked with clients such as Facebook, NRG Energy, Arstechnica, Engadget, SEEKER, Instyle Magazine, Grolsch, Global Citizen, AJPlus, The Canadian Olympic Team, HM, Puma.
He is also an experienced FAA and Transport Canada licensed & fully insured drone pilot. 

Benjamin is currently based out of Vancouver, Canada but as a dual US and EU citizen regularly works across those regions and the world.


Benjamin T.

Masoud Soheili is an Iranian filmmaker, photographer and festival director. He has won more than 40 awards from over 300 film festivals with his movies "Blue-eyed boy" (2014) and "Elephantbird"(2019).
He was a member of 9 film festivals, including the Yogya Netpac Asian Film Festival (2015) , Avanca International Film Festival in Portugal (2016 and 2018), SAARC Film Festival in Sri Lanka (2017), International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in India (2018), Malatya International Film Festival in Turkey(2018), Dhaka International Youth Film Festival in Bangladesh (2020), Accra Indie Film Festival in Ghana(2022), Chaktomuk Short Film Festival in Cambodia (2022) and Azemeis Film Festival in Portugal(2022). Masoud is the co-founder and creative director of the "Asia Peace Film Festival" in Islamabad, Pakistan, and programmer of the "Changing Perspective Intentional Film Festival" in Istanbul, Turkey. He also worked as a festival director of the Inaugural "Safe Community" International Film Festival in Mashhad, Iran (2017).

Masoud S.

Tatiana Stolpovskaya (she/her) is a New York based cinematographer and filmmaker. She explores different types of media, combining  analog filmmaking with digital media production. 

Born and raised in Moscow, Tatiana studied Cultural Studies at Russian State University for the Humanities and Cinematography at the Moscow Independent School of Film and TV. Tatiana received an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Integrated Media Arts and MFA degree from Hunter College (CUNY). 

Films she shot as DP have been screened worldwide including 53 Pesaro Film Festival in Italy; KINOTAVR and ArtDocFest in Russia; Ishinomaki International Film Festival, Japan; and Women Media Arts and Film Festival, Australia (winner Best Media Arts in 2017 for NYC FLOW). 
​
Tatiana is a strong believer in a synthesis between documentary and narrative filmmaking. This hybrid approach helps her develop a unique cinematic look for any project. Her personal work explores themes related to immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. 


Tatiana S.

Passionate. Creative. Hard working. Reliable
I consider myself a storyteller. 
I have always beens art oriented and creative. I've been lucky enough to work in various ways in performing arts (music-dance) and visual arts (illustration, design, video) along my life. 
I do believe my extensive and eclectic background enriches every project I take on. 
Ultimately, I believe I am fascinated by communication, emotions and the quest of beauty. 
I am mainly a director, editor and post producer. I can also develop ideas, scripts, storyboards and put my great team together to shoot whatever is needed! 
Love to catch projects from scratch and work side by side with the customer so I can offer my creative input after understanding exactly what they want and need.
Also love to get somebody else's footage and embellish it. 
Anyways, love my job.

Ms R.

Austin Meyer is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Oakland, CA. He is a National Geographic Explorer and his work has been featured by HBO, Hulu, Apple TV, National Geographic, The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, PBS NewsHour, and Al Jazeera among others.

Meyer graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. degree in creative writing and an M.A. degree in journalism. After graduation, he was selected as the winner of the New York Times’ International Reporting Trip with Nicholas Kristof competition, for which he reported for the New York Times in Baltimore, India, and Nepal.

Meyer has worked as a videographer at the Los Angeles Times and was awarded an IDEO storytelling fellowship, during which he reported for Slate on the social and environmental impacts of hydropower dams along the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. In 2018 Meyer was awarded a National Geographic Explorer grant to create a documentary film on maternal healthcare in Zambia. His documentaries have screened at the American Documentary, Mill Valley, & Milwaukee Film Festivals, as well as in the National Geographic Short Film Showcase and Atlantic Selects series.

Meyer’s purpose as a documentarian is to tell stories that change the way people walk through the world by inspiring empathy, curiosity, and wonder. He is passionate about telling vulnerable and intimate stories that are emotionally moving, break down stereotypes, and compel people to take action in order to make our world a better place.

www.austinmeyerfilms.com
@austinmeyerfilms on social media

Austin M.

     Derek is a freelance video producer based out of Long Beach, CA. His creative journey began in the US Navy as the command photographer for USS Howard (DDG 83) a guided-missile destroyer. While onboard he engaged in documenting such activities as hunting submarines, foreign government training exercises, and volunteer work in underprivileged communities abroad. 
     Beginning in 2017 he began his freelance career back stateside working with local wineries and small businesses in the bay area while completing his bachelor's degree in Radio, TV, and Film from San Jose State University. While in college he won awards for Best Cinematography and Scriptwriting for films he produced for college film festivals. 
     His freelance career started to pick up speed in 2018 when he signed with Silicon Valley Clean Energy as their content creator, from 2020-2021 they completed a first of its kind, 5-hour training course on home electrification, serving as a tool to educate contractors and homeowners about living the all-electric lifestyle. Derek has been involved with productions with some of the top tech companies in the bay area including LinkedIn, Intuit, PayPal, and Apple.
     If you need a top-tier, professional, and easy to work with video producer, then Derek is no question the choice for you.

Derek M.

Alexis Duran is  an award-winning filmmaker and educator. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Film+Digital Media from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MFA in Film and TV Production at San Diego State University.

Alexis has a background in TV news broadcasting where he's worked for NBC San Diego 7 as an operations technician.

As a freelance filmmaker and the founder of Oxford and Claire Productions, he’s filmed and directed documentaries and episodic content for: Al Jazeera(AJ+), BBC Three, USA Today, Quicktake Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Barcroft Media, Business Insider, Facebook, OnlyGoodTV, Future, Truly, Voice of America(VOA), PBS and TED Talk.

As a writer/director on short narrative films, his films have screened at numerous film festivals around the world. His 2018 film, Bye Luna, was selected at over twelve festivals, won two awards in the U.S., and was invited to screen at the Short Film Corner at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

His current film, Forgetting Caroline, is in the festival circuit and was recently selected and screened at the San Diego International Film Festival and Austin Film Festival.

Alexis is an adjunct professor in the Film, Television & Media Arts department at Southwestern College.

• Remote Pilot Certificate Part 107
• Covid-19 Compliance Officer Certificate

Alexis D.

Andrea is a dynamic communications professional serving the market for 15 years. She has been part of producing, reporting, writing, broadcasting and marketing projects through her career performed in Canada, Ecuador and the United States.

Her Masters Degree in Business Administration will allow her to promote marketing strategies for companies looking to provide results and growing profit.

She is also open to collaborate in various types of industries in the market such as: Broadcasting, Education, Health, Tourism, among others.

Andrea has a unique ability to manage and nurture talent, deliver revenue growth, oversee complex projects, and form strategic partnerships. Andrea strives to develop her business and communication goals, including customer and brand awareness.

Andrea C.

I work as a Freelance Journalist/Producer and Documentary Filmmaker in  
various parts of Pakistan. I have done MSc in Mass Communication and  
conduct a Research study on Sports Agenda-setting in Pakistani media  
outlets.
During my professional carrier, I worked with leading News-channels  
and Newspapers like Daily Times, Wall street Journal USA, The Post,  
Sky 749 UK, DM Digital UK, A News, ARY, Channel Five,  JAAG TV (Old  
CNBC-Pakistan), SUCH TV, Al Jazeera Media Network, etc.
In my last 10 years professional experience, I have covered many  
national and International events and conduct live transmissions,  
roadside show, News Reports and Documentaries. I conducted Pakistan’s  
first 360° Sports Show and shoot many sports 360° videos.
As an accredited Journalist of the Government of Pakistan, I have  
special permission to cover news-worthy events and happenings easily  
across the country. I have special command on Sports-content  
productions and already work as Head of Pakistan’s first Sports  
News-wire Services.
Please feel free to contact me if you need any kind of news/media  
services from across Pakistan.

Wasim Q.

Ryan Mariotti is a Canadian filmmaker, camera operator, UAV pilot and editor specializing in environmental filmmaking that captures the beauty and importance of the natural world.

His passion for storytelling started in high school, when he won the Community Pulse Award at Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival in 2006 for his short film Forever GTing.

After graduating with a B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Trent University, Ryan entered the world of freelance videography at 21 and quickly gained traction in the budding film industry of Northern Ontario. At 28, he turned his focus to documentaries and produced a series titled The Science in Saving Species at Risk for Ontario Parks in 2015. He has shot extensively for various CBC Doc series (We Are Canada, The Nature of Things), Ontario Parks, and over 20 feature films/series in the North (Slasher, Falls Around Her).

In 2017 he was nominated for the Ontario Arts Council’s Emerging Artist Premier’s Award for Excellence. That same year he travelled to Thailand to shoot a web-series (Tan Your Mind 2) for Outpost Magazine.

In 2018 he shot a music video (Island– Jennifer Holub) nominated for best music video by Northern Ontario Film & Music Awards.

His expanding skillset includes aerial filmmaking (UAV Certified), commercial cliental (Legend Boats), music videos (Almighty Rhombus, Sea Perry) and travel videos from around the world.

Ryan’s passion for environmental advocacy has led to volunteer video work with not-for-profit NGO’s including the Jane Goodall Institute, Ontario Nature, Lake Laurentian Conservation, and Junction Creek Stewardship Committee.

Ryan M.

Lucas Mullikin here. Media and storytelling Swiss Army knife. Classically trained but operating outside the box.
My work strives to breakthrough traditional storytelling paradigms. Producing content that drives audiences' sense of understanding. Inspiring interest and fostering perspective whenever opportunity arises. 

For over a decade,  I've been working full-time as a journalist, field producer, videographer, audio tech, photographer and editor.

I'm constantly looking to elevate stories that bring light to circumstances often overlooked in mainstream media. Focusing on narratives outside the norm while exploring the elements that make us who we are. I strive to have my work to raise awareness on wide range of issues affecting communities across the planet.

Talent Discovery

Creator Management Platform

Glimmer Studios

Search for top creators anywhere

Top Results